DC plans are well positioned to significantly add to American’s financial security by adopting retirement income solutions that are currently available in the market today.
According to Cerulli research, the various parties involved in the implementation of an in-plan retirement income solution are often not on the same page about basic terminology and definitions.
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Omar Aguilar and Brett Wander agree that global growth is likely to slow some in 2019 and that volatility will persist as liquidity decreases, but they contest the idea that downturn is on the horizon.
The firm has published 2019 Reporting & Disclosure Calendars for multiemployer and single employer benefit plans.
According to Willis Towers Watson, just over 80% of organizations acknowledge the importance of their older workers and managing the retirement process; however, only about half believe they understand the process well, and just one-quarter feel they have found an effective approach.
The frequency of withdrawals prevents HSA account holders from building a meaningful balance to use for health care expenses in retirement, and individuals are unlikely to allocate their assets to investment products if their primary goal is to fund short-term medical expenses, Cerulli says.
For the 10th consecutive year, their top financial resolution for the New Year is to save more, Fidelity learned in a survey.
As the firm launches a new initiative to educate investors about active management opportunities, Putnam CEO Bob Reynolds says he is optimistic that an improved retirement landscape will take shape in 2019.
While automatic enrollment gets participants into plans, a sizable segment are starting their average contributions at a minimum 3.3% rate and failing to take any additional action to increase that, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
The table is needed to compute the value of early retirement benefits and, thus, the total value of benefits under a plan.
The majority of small business owners agreed that offering a retirement plan for employees is “the right thing to do."
Those who work with a financial adviser are more than twice as confident they will have enough money to enjoy a comfortable retirement, Legg Mason found in a survey.
The settlement agreement leaves open a chance to bring a new claim regarding the offering of a money market fund in the plan.
Educators who work with a financial professional exhibit more effective financial behaviors over time, have higher mean annual contributions, increase their contributions more frequently, and are more likely to monitor their account performance than those who do not, a survey finds.
