Tag: Enrollment participation

MetLife launched a Web site with tools and informational resources aimed at helping employers and benefits brokers most effectively communicate with employees during benefits enrollment season.

A study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found plan demographics affect individual participant contribution rates and target-date fund investment choices by participants.

Boost Participation in 401(k) Plans To Avoid The Dreaded "Rebate" Check For Highly Compensated Employees

Even in the face of a major economic downturn, 401(k) participants still kept on keeping on in 2008, according to a Hewitt Associates study.

With the economy still uncertain and continued market volatility, Fidelity Investments said it is seeing higher levels of worker engagement in retirement plans.

Principal Financial Group said its has updated its enrollment workbook.

Workers who expect to work during retirement and those who do not expect to are equally likely to save for retirement, according to data from the Employee Benefit...

Automatic enrollment has helped some 403(b) plans see participation boosts, but many plans still need to overcome the challenge of getting employees to save.

Despite the tumultuous environment, most plan sponsors seem to be committed to staying the course, at least for now.

A Hewitt Associates study found plan sponsors could save as much as $25 million by cutting the 401(k) match, but it could also hurt participants' savings.

Plan sponsors and employees see some retirement concerns differently—including access to financial advice, a new study by MetLife suggested.

Newkirk unveiled enrollment communication called AutoBook, which is designed for qualified automatic contribution arrangement (QACA) and eligible automatic contribution arrangement (EACA) plans.

Ernst & Young said its Financial Planner Line saw a dramatic increase in employee inquiries about penalties and tax implications associated with early withdrawals from 401(k) plans.

Those in target-date funds are younger, make less money, and have smaller account balances than those not choosing the options.

A new study casts doubt on reports that the softening economy and tumultuous markets are having a significant impact on participant savings rates.

At a time when some employers are suspending their 401(k) match to save money, a new research study suggests the match is a “critical component″ of pushing up...

About two-thirds of workers in a new study identified a defined contribution plan as the most important component of their retirement savings.

Charles Schwab’s 401(k) plan benchmarking data show employee participation and savings rates vary according to employer industry and employee salary level.

ijoin has introduced a new turnkey 401(k) enrollment solution it says will offer greater efficiency and effectiveness while helping participants make sound investment choices.

The growing popularity of automatic enrollment in defined contribution plans – and target-date default choices in those plans – should fuel a surge in retirement plan assets, according...