Tag: defined contribution (DC) plans

It examines benefits across all four domains of total well-being: health, life, work and financial.

DCIIA provides potential next steps for defined contribution plan sponsors to incorporate alternative investments into their plans, with considerations for...

Recordkeepers are bolstering education, projection modeling tools and tailored advice capabilities to support plan participants and encourage them to remain...

Plan sponsors are presented with an opportunity to help women who are feeling off course from their financial and retirement...

Legislative changes that aimed to increase retirement assets for moderate- and low-income individuals have disproportionally benefited high-income earners, a law...

New research by the National Institute on Retirement Security reaffirms earlier findings on the greater cost savings and efficiencies provided...

Two-thirds of employees surveyed said having access to a financial wellness program would make them more likely to stay with...

A panel of retirement researchers examined participant behaviors that can assist with or deter workers from achieving optimal savings outcomes.   

The Department of Labor’s supplemental statement is a tonal shift rather than a substantive change that reflects the continuing courtship...

Research shows that replacing target-date fund equity allocations with private equity can boost retirement income adequacy for participants who have...

Mercer says delving into participant data and keeping up with new product offerings, legislation and regulations can help plan sponsors...

New research evaluates whether a higher default savings rate or a higher match has a greater impact on retirement savings...

The supplemental statement refines its June 2020 information letter on including private equity investments in participant-directed retirement savings plans.

With so many Americans having gone through tough times over the past two years, a new study looks at how...

From accelerating provider consolidation to the persistent retirement plan coverage gap, there are no shortage of issues for the retirement...

As the retirement plan industry looks ahead to the coming year, financial wellness is increasingly seen as a critical solution...

A new survey shows there are several reasons employees decide not to contribute to their retirement plans.