Participants | February 24th, 2022 Comfort With Annuities Could Help With Spending in Retirement One study finds few participants are likely to annuitize their retirement savings, while another suggests those who take a withdrawal...
Participants | October 4th, 2021 What Makes a DC Plan Participant a ‘Super Saver’? Principal says almost anyone can mimic super savers’ behavior and suggests ways defined contribution retirement plan sponsors can help.
Participants | April 26th, 2021 Participants Expressing COVID-19-Related Withdrawal Regret They say loans and withdrawals put them in a better place financially, but they are concerned about their long-term financial...
Data and Research | March 26th, 2021 Longstanding Savings Gaps by Race, Ethnicity Persist A new EBRI analysis of data taken from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances underscores the persistently and perniciously...
Data and Research | February 8th, 2021 Millennials Have a Debt vs. Savings Conundrum Dispelling myths about when to save and invest for retirement, and helping with their student loan debt, can help Millennials...
Participants | January 29th, 2021 Public Sector Gen X Workers Face More Outstanding Retirement Plan Loans Likely feeling the same financial squeeze as their private sector counterparts, the new Public Retirement Research Lab also found they...
Data and Research | January 20th, 2021 Making the Savings Decision More Palatable for Participants Research and real-life experience show that framing amounts employees need to save in smaller bits can help them increase and...
Participants | October 30th, 2020 Gen Z Needs Opportunity to Save for More Than Just Retirement Gen Zers likely had a great start to saving for retirement, but they are facing near-term financial challenges.
Reader Responses | August 24th, 2020 SURVEY SAYS: Changes in Retirement Plan Participant Behaviors PLANSPONSOR NEWSDash readers offer their opinions about whether retirement plan participants will pay more attention to electronic disclosures and whether...
Data and Research | July 24th, 2020 Plan Sponsors Should Focus on Life Events Rather Than Generations in Communications Employees in a survey from Empower Retirement say they believe their views are created by personal experiences and characteristics, not...
Administration | June 24th, 2020 Another Risk for Retirement Savings: Divorce Divorced women are especially vulnerable, but targeted messages not just focused on retirement can help.
Participants | June 18th, 2020 COVID-19 Widens the Financial Security Gap for Black Workers Statistics about disparities may reveal what is happening among plan sponsors’ own workforces.
Participants | June 18th, 2020 Generations Experience the Effects of COVID-19 Differently Understanding each generation’s attitudes and concerns is key to knowing the right retirement savings education and tools to offer.
Data and Research | June 4th, 2020 K-12 403(b) Plan Participants Hungry for More Retirement Planning Help Participants need more information about how their plan and investments work, a survey reveals.
Data and Research | June 4th, 2020 Mapping Spending, Salary and Savings Yields Surprising Results Data ties spending habits, more so than income, with propensity to save.
Participants | May 14th, 2020 Gen Z Outpacing Other Age Groups in Saving Steered by the Great Recession and now COVID-19, the youngest working generation is driven to be financially aware and well.
Administration | March 30th, 2020 Introducing Generation Z to Retirement While retirement isn’t achievable for this new clutch of employees for years to come, saving for it is.
Administration | March 18th, 2020 Securing Retirement for Female Workers Faced with a list of priorities and lack of knowledge, women are often the ones who get off course with...
Participants | December 3rd, 2019 Plan Participants Have Their Own Responsibilities for Cybersecurity There are common and advanced approaches retirement plan participants can take to derail data breaches and retirement account fraud.
Participants | December 2nd, 2019 Help Needed to Curtail Gen X’s Anxiety About Retirement With competing financial priorities, Generation X can benefit from automated savings, savings education and access to a financial adviser.