Tag: 401(k)

In a new review of litigation on the issue of employer stock in retirement plans, the National Center for Employee Ownership has found almost all of the stock...

The year we began publishing PLANADVISER was a big year in many ways for me.  

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing 1,000 employees of Republic Airways Holdings and its Frontier Airlines, approved a new collective bargaining agreement that gives them an ownership stake...

Whether it was the debt crisis or the markets, participant transfers have perked up in recent days. 

Recordkeeping firm Benefit Plans Plus (BPP) has promoted Wes Rommerskirchen to Supervisor.

The end of the NFL lockout doesn’t just mean play can resume, it also means pay and benefits can resume.

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed J. Chris Luttges as regional 401(k) sales director for northern Virginia and the District of Columbia.

An analysis by Fidelity Investments found 401(k) participants with a health savings account (HSA) accrued more than twice as much in their 401(k)s as the average participant.

In my experience, there are three major reasons that people save for retirement.   

The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce (USWCC) is launching several financial and business service enterprises, including a Multiple Employer Plan for female small-business owners.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has appointed Jason Frain, Vice President, 401(k) Product Management and Development, Retirement Solutions.

A federal judge has denied summary judgment for Kraft in an excessive fee suit.

There were three big disclosure announcements last week.   

Survey results from Fidelity Investments reveal more than half (55%) of current workplace savings plan participants say they would not be saving for retirement if they didn't have...

Kansas-based retirement service provider, CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., is releasing a 401(k) program available exclusively to Edward Jones financial advisers.

McGraw-Hill Financial Communications and ExpertPlan, Inc., are rolling out a presentation tool for financial professionals to use with 401(k) plan sponsor clients, called the Annual Plan Review Book.

The results of the 12th Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey reveal employer confidence is rising and it appears to be translating into a renewed commitment to retirement benefits for...

Pressure is growing on plan providers as regulators and legislators continue to scrutinize fees and outcomes of defined contribution (DC) plans, according to a recently published study by...

According to an annual report by the Investment Company Institute (ICI), 401(k) plan participants invested in stock mutual funds on average paid lower expense ratios in 2010.

This past week, my son graduated from high school.