Benefits

March 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The use of low-cost index funds by participants in Vanguard 401(k) plans increased noticeably between 2004 and 2012.

March 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only about one-third (31%) of chief financial officers (CFOs) are concerned about losing Baby Boomer employees to retirement over the next few years.

March 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey questions whether small businesses are paying too much when it comes to 401(k) plan fees.

March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It’s a phenomenon unique to the retirement planning advice industry that even those participants who make good investment decisions often don’t know they’re...

March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial and retirement services provider Prudential has created a 2014 Compliance Checklist for retirement plans that are not governed by the Employee Retirement...

March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial and retirement services provider Prudential has released a checklist to help plan sponsors of defined benefit (DB), defined contribution (DC) and 403(b)...

March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock market jitters persist, but retirees in particular showed soaring confidence in the market and their ability to generate income, a survey found.

March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The annual NCAA Basketball tournament (a.k.a., March Madness) is underway and many U.S. employees are filling out brackets and competing for accuracy.

March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – North Carolina K-12 educators now have an additional retirement vehicle open to them.

March 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Since the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed including lifetime income illustrations on retirement plan participant statements, no doubt most in the industry have...

March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A vast majority of Americans report they are worried about health care costs in retirement, but many still substantially underestimate what the expense...

March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors can outsource much of the work involved in filling out and filing annual Form 5500s, but they’re still responsible for...

March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you are a “go-getter” who always “thinks outside the box” and a “detail-oriented” “team player,” you may not want to tell a...

March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans’ confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement has recovered somewhat from the record lows of the past five years, according...

March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has consistently found a relationship between the level of participants’ debt...

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - From farm to market, how does that qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) earn a place on the plan sponsor’s investment lineup?

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While most Americans understand the importance of saving for retirement, they have trouble making it a priority.

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only about one-third of employees in a study from Unum rate their benefits education as excellent or very good.

March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan participants’ savings rate is the most important factor for ensuring successful retirement savings outcomes.

March 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There are prohibited transaction rules in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that prohibit fiduciaries from entering into agreements with service providers...