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This is up 2% from last year—and 75% from 2002, when Fidelity began estimating health care costs in retirement. 

“A combination of economic, demographic, and regulatory changes have placed a small but material segment of these plans at risk,” Ted Goldman, senior pension fellow with the American...

Nearly half would like a digital retirement coach, an Accenture survey found.

A study points out the differences in women’s and men’s life journeys and challenges that should be considered in women’s retirement planning.

DC plan consultants surveyed by PIMCO offer suggestions for helping retirees with income, core investment menu design and other DC plan features.

A new feature of ERISApedia.com's Employee Benefit Plan Audit Prospecting ReSource provides insight into plan auditor rotation strategies of a prospective audit provider, the firm explains.

Peg Knox, chief operating officer of DCIIA, points to both the coverage gap and retirement income adequacy as being top of mind; there is also a strong fee...

Northern Trust amended its benefit formula in 2012 and provided a transitional benefit that assumed salary increases of 1.5% per year, and the court found expectations of higher...

As an independent registered investment adviser, Greenleaf Financial offers a comprehensive planning package, which includes investment planning, retirement income solutions, estate planning and more.

In a new analysis, J.P. Morgan Asset Management describes how equities have not generally come under pressure until the U.S. two-year Treasury rate reaches above 3.5%.

Corporate plans are winding down as public plans are strengthening themselves for the long run.

The latest report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute says expectations of catastrophic health care expenses in retirement are likely flawed.

EBRI says its finding that retirees among all levels of retirement savings are slow to spend down their assets could mean that retirement readiness should be measured differently...

An amici curiae brief filed by the American Council on Education and other higher education associations details the history of higher education 403(b) plans.

84% of employees describe financial wellness programs (e.g., planning, education, workshops, tools) as benefit offerings they want or need.

The Standard Adds Retirement Specialist to Denver Office; New Regional SVP for TPA Services at Pentegra; Industry Veteran to Serve as SVP and Sales Director at USICG; and...

Alexi Maravel, director of Cerulli’s institutional practice, observes that the LDI topic is “probably the most competitive pricing environment among the different types of institutional custom solutions available...

This is a pre-approved plan that meets IRS requirements.

Evidence mounts to show how cuts to public-employee pension benefits have reduced the ability of public-sector employers to compete with private-sector employers for skilled workers.