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An unwillingness to sacrifice things they believe add to their present quality of life is one of them.

The agency will share examination program priorities for the new year, among other things.

Trends show more small and medium-sized companies are seeking pension buy-outs, LIMRA says.

EBRI research shows household income is not a good indicator of how spending will shift in the early years after retirement.

It will get harder over the years to avoid the excise tax, Mercer says.

Though not without their struggles, education and retirement system initiatives in other countries can be examples for the U.S.

The city of Providence, Rhode Island, claimed its long-time actuary, Buck Consultants, incorrectly estimated savings it would see from suspending COLAs for retirees.

Confidence based on subjective assessments instead of real-world planning can threaten the security of a person's retirement, LIMRA researchers note.

ERISA attorney David Levine discusses the challenges for, and potential positive outcomes from, DOL guidance about state-run retirement plans for the private sector.

There are benefits of converting pre-tax retirement plan accounts to a Roth account, but plan participants, and perhaps even sponsors, don’t understand them.

One career actuary tells PLANSPONSOR pension plan clients have voiced a range of strong emotions—even a sense of betrayal—after yet another round of PBGC premiums hikes was announced. 

The multiemployer program deficit is $52 billion, and the single-employer program deficit is $24 billion.

Industry insiders are divided about whether this is a good idea.

The hearing will specifically address rules concerning the participant vote on an approved suspension of benefits under MPRA.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute has been conducting “value of benefits” surveys for 20 years to determine the relative importance of different benefits to workers—with one consistent winner.

The newly enhanced Genie employer administration portal will make it easy for businesses to give employees access to benefits.

States offering retirement planning solutions to private-sector workers got their first look at a few highly anticipated (and increasingly controversial) pieces of regulatory guidance this week.

Men are likelier to have a kick-back-and-relax attitude about saving and investing, where women exhibit higher levels of anxiety.

Allianz Life Insurance Company says Generation X has their “heads in the sand” when it comes to planning for retirement.

Volatility and geopolitical challenges aside, experts at one ERISA-focused law firm are hearing more frequent inquiries from qualified U.S. retirement plans about investing in domestic Chinese markets.