Tag: emergency savings

One-quarter of low-to-moderate income earners ranked an emergency savings account as one of the most valuable supplemental workplace benefits.

Only 12% of employers in a recent Willis Towers Watson survey reported looking to increase their contributions to defined contribution...

A new paper using Vanguard data suggests that many participants maintain their contribution rates while paying off 401(k) loans.

Workers surveyed in a new MissionSquare report expressed a lack of confidence in their employer-sponsored plans, as well as concerns...

The firm has launched features on its financial wellness platform to help participants with emergency expenses and planning for health...

Most Americans do not have a strategy to account for rising costs caused by increasingly frequent natural disasters.

Carl Gagnon, assistant vice president of global financial well-being and retirement programs at Unum Group, reflects on his tenure and...

ShareBuilder waives 401(k) setup fee; Voya launches access to SecureSave; Equitable expands Endowment Solutions Platform; and more.

Four award-winning plan sponsors shared ways they have improved their plans in order to better serve their participants’ financial well-being.

Plan sponsors discuss innovative ways in which they address disparities in savings and participation within their retirement plans.

Workers and retirees expressed more confidence in their wages, but many are still concerned about inflation, emergency savings and having...

Employers should encourage younger workers to build emergency savings before contributing toward the company match and paying off student debt,...

Low- and moderate-income workers understand the importance of establishing emergency savings accounts and want options, research finds.

A new SoFi at Work survey finds that employees are increasingly stressed about paying off debt and the rising cost...

Representatives from Delta and Amazon discussed the benefits that best serve their unique employee populations at the EBRI-Milken Retirement Symposium.

PLESAs can address liquidity concerns for workers, one of SECURE 2.0’s co-authors argued at the EBRI-Milken Retirement Symposium.

With new guidance from the DOL and IRS, employers have an opportunity to hit the ground running and adopt pension-linked...

Plan sponsors should consider diversifying their fixed-income allocations in their investment menus, as well as exploring optional SECURE 2.0 provisions,...

The new offering aims to build emergency savings, emergency credit and loan repayment assistance for vulnerable workers.

While many employees reported receiving pay raises in the last year, the majority say their salary is not keeping up...