Benefits

May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The health care spend in 2014 for a typical American family of four covered by an average employer-sponsored health plan is $23,215, according...

May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration has adopted a set of views about pension design, funding and administration.

May 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment managers don’t just provide a product—increasingly they provide communication and expertise to help plan sponsors engage participants, says Jim Danaher of Northern...

May 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – About one-quarter of working Americans have a nest egg balance of zero, according to a survey from COUNTRY Financial.

May 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers are recognizing employees need financial education programs to help them deal with financial challenges.

May 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bill that allows new state workers to be enrolled in a 401(k)-style retirement plan was approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives,...

May 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Geographic trends can tell 401(k) plan sponsors where, and how, to target their messaging.

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American's retirement readiness levels are not as bad as some predictions make them out to be, according to a Towers Watson report.

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While summer has traditionally been associated with rest and relaxation, many Americans now equate summer with financial stress, a survey finds.

May 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some plan sponsors are unsure about best practices for handling uncashed retirement plan benefit checks, but a new paper aims to help.

May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Buck Consultants predicts cost increases for medical plans will be lower in 2014.

May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The glide path of a target-date fund (TDF) should reach its landing point at the investor's actual retirement date, according to a new...

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Determining how to draw down assets in retirement can be a puzzle; having a clear strategy can boost retirement readiness.

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees are recognizing that their financial vulnerabilities are most likely resulting from factors they can control rather than external factors such as the...

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Target-date funds are the most popular of asset allocation strategies, especially for women, according to data from MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division.

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – After fourteen years as the king of the popular baby name list for boys, Jacob has been dethroned.

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Showing plan participants how well and how much their best-performing peers save is highly motivating, Putnam Investments finds.

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many defined contribution retirement plan participants are not using target-date funds (TDFs) as designed.

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan participants using certain help offered with their plans continue to earn considerably higher returns than those not using help.

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Affluent investors surveyed by Legg Mason identified the decisions they made that have had a positive impact on their investment success.