Tag: Education

The Principal Financial Group launched a financial education campaign designed to “help people put their financial pictures into clear focus and help make their dreams reality.”

It should come as no surprise that the vast majority of plan sponsors who have adopted automatic enrollment have chosen to default that initial deferral at 3%...

Nearly 83% of sponsors in a recent survey said participants are at least satisfied with retirement planning tools available to them; however, 79% also said participants do not...

Prudential released findings from a research study, “The African American Financial Experience,” and the results show a demographic largely mistrusting of the financial services industry, with a growing middle...

The Principal Financial Group has expanded its menu of educational guides for advisers to use with clients nearing retirement.  

I learned a long time ago that when it comes to things like automobile maintenance, home repair, or gardening, I’m better off hiring an expert.   

401k Widgets' product line has been expanded to include a glossary, checklist, and FAQs.

We had wrapped up a very successful half-day adviser event ahead of our annual Awards for Excellence dinner last week.   

When some of the country’s top retirement plan advisers gathered last week to discuss retirement income, Jim Brockelman, Managing Director at Putnam, pointed out that the entire topic...

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is co-sponsoring a Webcast on April 12 to help women with retirement planning issues.

The MetLife Mature Market Institute, in conjunction with WISER (Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement), designed a retirement planning guide specifically for women.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has introduced RetireSmart Ready; a tool to help participants calculate and implement saving rates and asset allocation strategies.

In the 9th Annual MetLife Study of Employee Benefits Trends, over 60% of Baby Boomers indicate they are behind in saving for retirement.

Employees have disparate preferences when it comes to benefits communications, indicating a need for a multi-faceted approach, MetLife found.

Every year about this time, we get reports from firms that purport to tell us how much time is spent in preparations for the NCAA basketball tournament—and,...

The Hartford Financial Services Group is introducing a service to help advisers identify potential risks associated with retirement plans and educate plan sponsors on how to eliminate those...

The adjustments are in line with The Hartford's newest strategies: increasing its share of government and tax-exempt retirement plans and enhancing participant education.

The majority (55%) of Gen Yers have not started to save for retirement, and fewer than a quarter (21%) are actively planning for retirement, according to Scottrade.

Working Americans are a lot less confident about their retirement prospects, according to a new report. 

The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) is celebrating National Employee Benefits Day with a special Web site for the occasion.