Benefits

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The smallest of employers are gaining enough confidence in the economic growth of their businesses to increase efforts to help employees save for...

April 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Work will be a part of Baby Boomers’ lives even into the retirement years, a survey finds.

April 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More Americans realize they aren’t on track to meet retirement income needs, according to Northwestern Mutual, but the country as a whole is...

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors in hospitality and leisure businesses may face the biggest challenges to retirement plan participation.

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When a participant terminates employment is not the only time defined contribution (DC) retirement plan account balances may be forfeited, and there are...

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Today’s workplace is a multigenerational one, challenging retirement plan sponsors to deal with differing retirement readiness needs of employees.

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Public employees hired under new pension rules in many states can expect a lower retirement income compared with that of existing employees, an...

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When asked what stage in life they remember most fondly, both Centenarians and Baby Boomers express the most nostalgia for their 30s (20%...

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis from Fidelity Investments shows the average balance of its client’s 401(k) accounts reached $88,600 during the first quarter of 2014, boosted...

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Roth 401(k) plan features are gaining in popularity, Aon Hewitt research finds.

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Helping employees attain financial wellness is not just another part of the benefits program—it can be healthy for a company’s bottom line.

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors can do more to increase the power of participant account statements as a retirement savings communications tool.

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The hottest issue for those in the retirement benefits industry right now is benefit adequacy, according to Fred Reish.

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers want to offer employees a good health care plan, but many have concerns about their ability to control key factors impacting the...

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half of retirees say they have withdrawn funds from retirement accounts, usually to cover short-term expenses, without a strategy in place...

April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plans still make up the majority of primary retirement savings vehicles for U.S. municipalities, research reveals.

April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only about half of U.S. small businesses polled say they both understand and are prepared for changes called for by the Patient Protection...

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants seem committed to keeping their savings in tact as DC accounts make up a growing percentage of U.S....

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis from Putnam Investments, reviewing years of income replacement projection data, finds many retirement savers missed out on recent market surges...

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human capital is a key factor in asset allocation, says David Blanchett of Morningstar Investment Management.