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Among today’s retirees, nearly nine in 10 (86%) fund their retirement primarily with Social Security and pension income.

Those with a clear picture of their retirement are more than twice as likely to save 15% or more in their workplace retirement plan, a survey found.

A study found “no statistically significant evidence that automatic enrollment increases” consumer debt, but the impact on auto and home debt was more ambiguous.

The reorganization of the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration may be good news for the retirement plan community.

A group of seven prominent Republican senators are publicly pressing Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to work to get the SECURE Act passed into law this year.

BPAS and MOR Strategy Partners have partnered to deliver the Re$erveMOR benefits solution.

The bill would funnel money to the PBGC from imposed fees on financial companies seeking a DOL exemption in order to manage retirement plan funds.

Benefit consultants, benefit brokers and financial advisers are generally not counseling HSA participants to invest their funds, a survey found.

Employers may provide employees with access to the briefs; however, the briefs also can inform plan sponsors about how to approach retirement planning with retirement plan participants. The...

The IRS invites public comments and suggestions about guidance.

The third quarter marked the seventh consecutive quarter that 401(k) participants have moved their money from equities into fixed income, according to Alight.

A former 401(k) plan participant is suing the plan sponsor and plan providers after unauthorized distributions were made from her account.

Bob Collie, head of research at the Thinking Ahead Institute, tells PLANSPONSOR version 3.0 will be customized by “hyper-customization and integrated whole-of-life wealth management” that takes into account...

The agency notes that there are no scheduled increases (other than indexing) for years after 2019.

The company says the nine-digit ZIP code, or ”ZIP+4 code,” offers significantly more detail on geographical differences in life expectancy than other methods.

TRA acquires retirement consulting and administration firms; AIG elects CEO of institutional investment unit; Shroders announces changes to North America leadership team.

Although, the DOL has issued final rules on association retirement plans, some are disappointed that the rules fell short of allowing for what is called open MEPs.

This is in addition to $454,545 in restitution to the plan, paid by the company and its employee stock ownership plan fiduciaries, for causing the plan to pay...