Tag: Defined contribution

Retirement plan experts also expect defaults to move to 6% or higher

Nearly half of physicians believe they cannot afford to max out their workplace retirement savings plan.

Retirement plan providers continue to place more emphasis on their mobile presence, according to Corporate Insight research.

Only 1.8% stopped contributing to their defined contribution plan. 

ERISA attorney David Levine offers a few thoughts about the potential road ahead for auto-IRAs and state-run open MEPs for the private sector.

States offering retirement planning solutions to private-sector workers got their first look at a few highly anticipated (and increasingly controversial) pieces of regulatory guidance this week. 

Health savings accounts can be used much like defined contribution plans to save for retirement, and the key to growth is investing them.

Transamerica Retirement Solutions has launched a new 401(k) retirement plan that “offers large-plan features to smaller businesses and their employees.”

Not convinced that robo-advisers are shaking up the defined contribution retirement plan advisory space? This week’s news that digital-advice darling Financial Engines will acquire a firmly established traditional...

The majority of workers surveyed say such a program would be good for them, but a significant number still would not save or save enough.

But men’s average account balances are more than 50% larger.

The lawsuit also hints that certain “best practices,” in part, resulted in many participants being improperly invested.

Retirement is a matter of when, not how much, for most people.

They say savings should determine when to retire.

Grads of 2015 need to brace for more working years than previous generations.

The result depends on an employee’s salary level and the level of pre-retirement income to be replaced.

Aon Hewitt finds DC plan sponsors are beefing up plan features to improve participant outcomes.

The IRS announced it will not adjust most current contribution limitations for qualified retirement plans heading into tax year 2016, though some retirement-related tax breaks and other items...

“Cost is not dispositive of prudence,” says Eugene Maloney with Federated Investors.