Although the research
covering 4,000 Americans found that lifetime income scores—the trajectory to
replace current income in retirement—are driven much more powerfully by savings
behavior than by income level, Empower’s research found there were four factors
that had the most influence on retirement preparedness.Read more >
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) sent a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with respect to wellness
programs to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance.Read more >
The ACA’s potential benefits for small employers
have not materialized five years into enactment, a spokesperson for the
National Federation of Independent Business told a Senate committee.Read more >
When it comes to workplace retirement planning
and inspiring plan participants to improve their outlook, simpler messaging is
often the most effective.Read more >
“We
have hundreds of investments in our ERISA 403(b) retirement plan (NOT a
brokerage window, but hundreds of actual investment options available directly
to participants), which I feel is too many. Is there anything in ERISA or
related DOL guidance that restricts the number of plan investments?”Read more >
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