Data and Research

Eighty percent of Americans polled by the NIRS think the government should make it easier for employers to offer pensions, and more than half think the government needs...

While total plan costs have declined for most plan sizes, the latest 401k Averages Book continues to show smaller plans pay higher fees than large plans.

In the first three quarters of 2018, only 2.2% of participant stopped contributing to their plans, ICI data shows.

Among other risk areas shared in a new report by Aon are expansion of data into mobile devices and sharing of data with third-party vendors and service providers.

Employer contributions to public pensions fell below certain benchmarks for improving plan funded status, and the Society of Actuaries suggests a couple of reasons this may be so.

While the 2018 PLANSPONSOR DC Survey shows that, in many ways, not-for-profit health care DC plan sponsors have adopted more “best practices” for their plans than those in...

CRR researchers find health shocks play the largest role in causing early retirements, both because people in bad initial health overestimate how long they can work and because...

A new EBRI research report compares the outcomes of participants in automatic enrollment 401(k) plans versus defined benefit (DB) plans; when reducing the rate of return assumptions and...

BlackRock says easy-to-use investment solutions could help alleviate both financial and emotional barriers to saving and investing for the long term that were revealed in its Global Investor...

In addition, a majority of those polled by the Investment Company Institute (ICI) oppose changing key features of DC plans.

A survey found retirees have better financial habits than those who are employed.

Questions about tax rules, 401(k) basics and financial terminology account for about 63% of the questions Dream Forward’s AI chatbox receives.

Not only are three-fourths of Millennial college graduates carrying student loan debt, but a Guardian report notes that, “Baby Boomer parents, in trying to fulfill their children’s dreams...

Long-term 401(k) participation, savings and investing trends have also been positive, due in no small part to automatic plan features, according to a report from Fidelity Investments.

Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors’ No. 1 goal for their participants has moved from increasing savings rates to addressing workers’ broad financial wellbeing and helping them achieve retirement...

More than 60% of employers want to keep retirees in their plan, and 33% prefer that terminated employees keep their balances in the plan, Alight Solutions found.

Sixty-seven percent of defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors polled say they will conduct an annuity buyout to de-risk, and the majority of them have already taken actions to...

Among those that do offer financial literacy programs, 51% say workers increase their contributions to supplemental savings plans, 43% say workers become more engaged with compensation issues, and...

Defined contribution (DC) retirement plan eligibility and auto portability can have a large impact on reducing retirement savings shortfalls, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found.

Both groups have saved or are on track to save $700,000 or less; however, Boomers think that is adequate savings, while Gen Xers do not.