Benefits

February 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Small retirement plan sponsors may not be getting the services from an adviser they need.

January 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans are not as likely to label aging as a major national problem compared with the citizens of other countries, a study finds.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all Canadians plan to rely on government retirement provisions to support themselves during retirement, a recent study shows.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should take time at the year’s start to evaluate the health of their retirement plans, as well as see how they...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In this new age of fee disclosure, it may be surprising to some that more than one-quarter (26.6%) of respondents to PLANSPONSOR’s 2013...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Public labor unions in Illinois are suing the state to challenge a new pension reform law.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A premium comparison suggests the public health care exchange created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) may be an attractive...

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan participants are seeking a financially secure retirement, with more than one-third (34%) seeing the generation of guaranteed monthly income as the main...

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With fiduciary decisions undergoing increased scrutiny, many plan sponsors are considering the possibility of outsourcing certain fiduciary duties, says a new paper.

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans tend to view defined contribution (DC) retirement accounts favorably, and they like the way DC contributions and withdrawals are taxed, research shows.

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many employees are not putting the brakes on work to enjoy a lunch break, but are merely yielding to fit lunch in, a...

January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey documents the worst things that an applicant can do during a job interview, not the least of which is starting...

January 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are many factors that can influence what method a plan sponsor uses to deliver retirement plan information or financial education to participants.

January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or ACA), employers appear to be dedicating an ever-increasing amount of resources...

January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds that for Hispanic Americans, the need to support elders and children is competing with the need to save for...

January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies looking to save health costs by requiring working spouses to get health insurance through their own employer find the move has some...

January 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis concludes that Social Security benefits, along with 401(k) savings, can provide workers with an annual income level representing more than half...

January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When asked what they are most thankful for in their jobs, aside from a paycheck, nearly one-quarter (24%) of employees said friendly coworkers.

January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds that while health savings accounts (HSAs) continued to expand in 2013, health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) declined for the first...

January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How am I doing? Putnam Investments turns to social comparison imaging for plan participants to see how they stack up against their peers in...