Tag: Defined Contribution (DC)

Forecasts suggest that stock and bond returns could be half that of recent decades, yet, 66% of workers believe that...

Among retirement account-owning households expressing an opinion, nearly all have favorable opinions of 401(k) and similar retirement accounts.

In the U.S., private sector workers who are pre-retirees are slightly more likely to be highly satisfied with their current...

A new Spectrem Group report finds 43% of DC plan participants would consider transferring outside assets to the provider if...

The potential for enhanced returns with reduced risks and costs would seem appealing to any plan sponsor, but what is...

A look at this year’s market expectations, and what defined benefit plan sponsors and defined contribution plan participants should know.

Participants' loans were paid from TIAA's general account and the firm kept some of the interest participants paid, which the...

The average balance was $92,500 at the end of the fourth quarter.

The central claims in the proposed class action suggest plaintiffs feel they overpaid significantly for advisory services, with the excess...

Cynthia Loh, general manager for Betterment for Business, suggests the firm is committed to competing against the largest and best-established...

After a scathing Wall Street Journal article suggesting 401(k)s are not adequate for retirement, Ted Benna, whom some call the...

Eighty percent would prefer to work for a company that offers a retirement plan.

Simple matching formulas are the most common type of employer contribution—found in 45% of 401(k) plans in the BrightScope database.

States were already granted the authority to establish their own IRA programs for private-sector workers; now the largest individual cities...

Plan design, investments, fees, financial wellness and the DOL’s fiduciary rule are all things defined contribution plan sponsors should consider...

And when they are offered a plan, 87.6% of participants participate.

The highest trading day of 2016 was November 9—the day immediately following the election—when balances traded were at 0.10%.

Major anxiety over lack of savings, and other financial obligations may take precedent over retirement savings, a survey suggests.

 

A report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics also finds the overall employer cost for providing DC benefits was $0.70...

Icon has been designed for independent contractors and ‘gig workers,’ people who work for an employer that doesn’t offer a...