Overcoming Plan Sponsor InertiaIt’s not only plan
participants that are prone to inertia. Plan sponsors, too, can find it a
challenge to step up their retirement plan designs.Read more > |
Professor of Economics Proposes Retirement ReformMounting evidence
suggests that reform of both the current structure and tax-code treatment of
retirement accounts could stimulate greater savings for many Americans, a paper
suggests. In a new Hamilton Project discussion paper, John N. Friedman,
Professor of Economics at Brown University, proposes two related reforms to the
current system of retirement savings accounts.Read more > |
Automatic IRAs Would Help with Retirement CrisisWhether automatic IRAs
(individual retirement accounts) could significantly increase retirement
readiness and reduce the national retirement savings deficit depends largely on
age, the default contribution rate and
the opt-out rate (the percentage of eligible employees who choose not to
participate), according to new research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute
(EBRI).Read more > |
Bogdahn Group Adds DC Investment ConsultantThe Bogdahn Group announced the addition of Paul
Murray to its defined contribution team. Murray
has experience working with hospital and higher education 401(k)s and 403(b)s.Read more > |
Productivity Thieves in the WorkplaceA survey from CareerBuilder reveals the common
things that distract employees from doing actual work, and lists the most
bizarre things employers have caught employees doing.Read more > |
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