Tag: Defined contribution

Thinking the retirement industry has failed to deliver on its goals, state governments are trying to get into the retirement business.

Including company stock as an investment plan option comes with pros and cons.

The bank, which pled guilty to criminal charges last year, applied for an exemption that would enable it to keep its status as a qualified professional asset manager.

Genstar Capital and Aquiline Capital Partners agree to acquire Ascensus Inc.

Younger investors are especially interested in learning more about other products.

Another 21 million Americans aren’t saving for retirement.

The upgraded platform allows 401(k) plan participants to manage their entire financial picture.

A new analysis finds that the change in pension wealth from the shift to mostly DC retirement plans is relatively steady.

They also prompt people to save for retirement.

One-third of Millennials say student loan debt has either delayed them from saving or kept them from saving as much as they would like.

What is fueling the higher level of confidence Americans express about retirement?

A Vanguard update to its analysis of older retirement plan participants’ distribution behavior has implications for the design of target-date funds and retirement income programs.

Retirement plan participants who consistently contribute show greater balances.

“If we have a portion of our employees who don’t retire at the normal retirement age, what are the specific implications for us as an organization?”

The fit with participant characteristics especially led to the decision to use TDFs as QDIAs.

Americans on the whole are pretty fickle when it comes to money issues and retirement planning, showing equal parts optimism and pessimism.