Benefits

May 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors can always learn more about how to run and improve their plans.

May 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Whether their plan is soliciting requests for proposals (RFPs) or not, plan officials have the fiduciary duty to understand how their service providers’...

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sponsors of qualified retirement plans in the small-plan market—particularly those that work with an adviser—express widespread satisfaction with their offering, according to a...

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Do-it-yourself (DIY) retirement plan investors are falling behind their peers in meeting certain objectives, suggests a study from Guardian Life Insurance Company of...

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Meredith Corporation is probably best known for its expansive media and entertainment enterprises, but one human resources staffer says it’s the company’s...

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In-plan guarantee solutions are growing in number and in assets in retirement plans, survey results from the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute (SRI) indicate.

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many women are still facing financial challenges due to the economy, which are impairing their retirement readiness and outlook.

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half of benefits decisionmakers surveyed believe health care costs will increase due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or...

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from financial services provider Fidelity Investments reveals a significant increase in the number of health savings accounts (HSAs) opened during 2013.

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most investors do not know if they’re receiving investment advice or being sold a product, according to the Consumer Federation of America.

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Moms are priceless, but Salary.com has put a number on what they do.

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennials' retirement savings may suffer if they maintain a conservative investment outlook over the long term.

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More workers are satisfied with their retirement benefits now compared with five years ago, but satisfaction with other benefits has declined, according to...

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three-quarters of large employers polled are fully committed to providing an array of employer-sponsored benefits as a part of their total rewards program.

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reactions to new costs and lingering unknowns from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) are creating a metamorphosis of traditional employer...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “Two years ago, we noticed a lack of participants who were on track to replace adequate income in retirement,” says Ann Gormley, senior...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fewer Americans plan to rely on a 401(k) account as their main source of retirement income than planned to prior to the recession,...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Simply measuring the average participant’s retirement savings shortfall will not help employers improve plan outcomes, says Kris Gates, vice president of customer experience...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While nurses spend their lives taking care of others, they fall behind in taking care of their own financial future, a Fidelity Investments...

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Job mobility for state and local government workers could be a detriment to their retirement savings, an analysis indicates.