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Among other results, the digital investment advisor company Stash found a lack of 401(k) utilization from Millennials. 

EBRI has joined the Bipartisan Policy Center in calling for a national, private-sector clearinghouse that could seamlessly handle rollovers from one plan to another.

HSA adoption is on the rise, but several misconceptions are keeping people back from maximizing their benefits, according to research by Fidelity Investments. 

 

Nearly three-quarters handle five or fewer retirement plan audits a year, and this can lead to costly errors.

The Department is making the move in response to the Trump memorandum.

Features include interactive dashboards that organize member benefits, expense summaries, plan eligibility, claim summaries, and more. 

Fidelity Investments finds misconceptions about health savings accounts and their use as retirement-savings vehicles.

A change in the recording and timing of contributions could save DB plan sponsors thousands or more in PBGC premiums, a report contends.

A majority of employees, especially Millennials, value customizable benefits packages and they say these perks increase their loyalty to their companies.

A court found the plaintiff in the case had actual knowledge of the facts comprising his claims more than three years before he filed suit.

Who qualifies, and how much can be borrowed?

The lawsuit also calls out the plan’s default investment fund for having high fees and performing poorly.

The restaurant chain allegedly denied specific positions to applicants ages 40 years and older from 2007 to 2014. 

Nearly half of Baby Boomers say they have no retirement savings, an IRI survey found.

Plan sponsors and advisers play critical roles in addressing the gender pay gap and motivating women to save for retirement.

Research shows Generation-Y wants to plan for retirement online as well as on mobile, and they would prefer all the help they can get.

 

LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute finds Millennial men have the highest expectations for their retirement lifestyle and are confident in achieving them.

The 403bCompare website serves as a helpful guide to easily compare up-to-date information across a variety of vendors, investment product options and account management fees.

Retirement plan service providers often fall short of providing additional desirable result features, such as calls to action and scenario comparisons.

Thirty percent plan to retire at age 70 or even older, and 20% don’t expect to ever retire, a survey finds.