Contributions to 401(k) plans increased in the last year, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index, as some investors' spirits seem to be lifting.
Cynthia Egan, president of T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, and Christine Fahlund, a senior financial planner at T. Rowe, believe the industry should move away from the...
The Principal Financial Group found that the design of the employer match can be a powerful motivator for participants, even when the employer’s total contribution doesn’t change.
Employer matching contributions are the biggest motivating factor for employees to participate in their 401(k) plan, according to a new Charles Schwab study.
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...
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.
The Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial launched the “YOU” campaign to help employers engage employees during voluntary benefit enrollments.
Large-size U.S. plan sponsors recently surveyed believe participation in defined contribution plans should be mandatory, with immediate vesting of employer contributions.
As defined contribution (DC) plans have much more inherent risk than defined benefit plans, participants, sponsors, and advisers need to take a more hands-on and active approach to...
Still River announced that its new software is being offered at a discount to NEA (National Education Association) members who are approaching retirement or who are already retired.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. launched a new educational program to encourage participation in defined contribution retirement plans, in recognition of national Save for Retirement Week
I’ve long had an issue with weight scales, for the perhaps obvious reason that, these days, they frequently deliver a message I’d just as soon not receive.
A new report finds that while many participants aren’t yet on track to meet their retirement savings goals, a combination of plan design changes and...
When asked if auto-escalation beginning at age 45 would be appealing, 22% of defined contribution participants said they would be interested in a 1% increase every year.
At the PLANADVISER National Conference, retirement plan advisers got to hear straight-talk from four plan sponsors about what they expect from their advisers.