New research shows that funding status has little correlation with a pension fund’s ability to pay its promised benefits, and NCPERS urges policymakers to stop trying to shut...
In an issue brief, researchers for the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College discuss plan partitions, benefits cuts, subsidized loans and tax payer support.
For Millennials, student loan debt, credit cards and health care expenses all measured equally as causes for “extreme” amounts of financial stress, a survey found.
In light of a stronger focus on fiduciary responsibilities, more than three-fourths of higher education plan sponsors have implemented an investment policy statement, compared to 60% in 2015, according...
Plan sponsors should be aware that many participants have assets invested with providers that do not serve their current plan, which has implications for measuring readiness.
"Our survey results reinforce the importance of setting goals and monitoring plans to balance … emotions,” says Rich Ramassini, CFP, director of strategy for PNC Investments.
Results from the firm’s product use by one plan sponsor found that upon consolidation, workers' median plan account balance increased by 46% and the combined future value of...
Creating open MEPs, encouraging the use of lifetime income products and removing impediments to employers maintaining DB plans are just a few of Mercer’s suggestions.
A report by the Congressional Budget Office notes that different measures produce different results and it offers a framework for further analysis of retirement income.