Tag: Education

If 2010 was not quite the return to “normal” we might have hoped, there was more than enough—both new and old—to draw the attention of plan sponsors.   

The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has created the site for people turning 65 years old who want more information about benefits for which they are now eligible.

A few years back—when my kids still believed in the reality of Santa Claus—we discovered an ingenious Web site that purported to offer a real-time...

The Fidelity poll found that of those who named saving more for a long-term goal as a top resolution, 53% said they will save more for retirement in...

People who spend time with a financial professional report saving two to three times more than their peers who do not, according to a study from the ING Retirement Research...

In its second annual survey on New Year’s resolutions, Allianz Life found that more Americans would rather enlist the help of a financial “trainer” than a physical trainer in...

ING Retirement Services has added a tool to its GROW program that focuses on participant education.

Legg Mason, a global asset management firm, has created the Retirement Advisory Council, bringing together 14 industry leaders to delve into the major challenges facing the retirement industry. ...

When it comes to their financial situation, workers seem to be taking a longer-term view – and one focused on retirement, according to a new report. 

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division is introducing a new Web site it says is an "engine for action" for participants striving to plan and save for retirement.

Asked how often they formally evaluated their DC provider, larger programs were again this year noticeably less likely to say they did so on an annual basis.

J.P. Morgan unveiled a new iPad application that gives clients access to the investment bank’s research.

In a very real sense, this has been a “rebuilding” year for many plan sponsors and participants.  

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch "401(k) Contribution Activities Scorecard" for Q3 2010 found modest improvements in participants’ saving behavior, but also record levels of loans and hardship...

Relying on a financial adviser outside the plan was the preference for 37.5% of the roughly 6,000 plan sponsor respondents to PLANSPONSOR’s annual Defined Contribution...

Transamerica Retirement Services introduced a new plan management program to help financial advisers, third party administrators, and plan sponsors better administer employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Nationwide Financial Services hired five Field Service Representatives (FSRs) for its private sector retirement plans sales force.

Plan advisers and sponsors can help participants take an in-depth look at their retirement situation with the new tool from Nationwide.

Retirement Made Simpler (RMS) released an online toolkit to provide employers with step-by-step guidance for implementing 403(b) plan automatic features.

Nearly half of individuals surveyed by The Hartford said retirement benefits are more important now than before the start of the recession.