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August 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unprepared Baby Boomers face a bleak decision as they enter their mid-60s—work beyond the traditional retirement age or risk running out of money...

August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service will be hosting a webcast about employer reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan participant inertia has previously been viewed as a bad thing, but one plan sponsor sees it in a different way.

August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lockton, a provider of risk management, insurance and employee benefits consulting services, will add two employee benefits experts to its Chicago office.

August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an effort to combat participant inertia, more plan sponsors are considering the process of re-enrollment, says a recent brief from J.P. Morgan...

August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans declined in July to 90.8%, according to BNY Mellon’s Investment Strategy and Solutions Group (ISSG).

August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many single parents prioritize saving for their children’s college costs over saving for their own retirement, according to an Allianz study.

August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eastman Kodak Company is moving employees from a traditional defined benefit pension plan to a cash balance pension plan.

August 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An alternative plan design, such as a cash balance plan that would allow participants to earn future benefits gradually throughout their careers could...

August 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The complexity of Social Security benefit formulas and insecurity about the program’s solvency make it difficult for individuals to factor it into their...

August 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors should recognize that different age groups have different financial priorities and investment outlooks, according to Cogent Reports, a division of...

August 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not require retirement plan sponsors to have an investment policy statement (IPS) for their...

August 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will host a defined benefit plan termination webinar on August 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

July 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis published recently in the Benefits Law Journal guides plan sponsors through the process of building a fiduciary framework for selecting lifetime...

July 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average account balance of consistent participants in 401(k) plans saw a 6.8% annualized increase between year-end 2007 and year-end 2012, says a...

July 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Key employees who participate in non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans are increasingly recognizing the role these benefits play in preparing for retirement.

July 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of sponsors of many different types of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans finds not all are following plan design and compliance...

July 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are times when telling people what to do is the right thing for them.

July 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just 43% of retirement plan participants older than age 50 have considered a formal withdrawal strategy for accumulated assets, according to a OneAmerica...

July 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The $476.8 billion in public and private defined benefit (DB) pension plan payments in 2012 supported $943.3 billion dollars in overall economic output...