Tag: Participants

EBRI finds the percentage of all families with an individual account retirement plan, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, has decreased.

Mobile-optimized sites with transaction capabilities are slowly but surely entering the retirement planning picture, according to Corporate Insight research.

Half of employees approaching retirement wish they had started saving sooner, a TIAA-CREF  survey finds.

More than three-quarters of large and midsize U.S. employers that sponsor 401(k) and 403(b) defined contribution (DC) plans say retirement readiness has become a major issue for their...

Americans' retirement expectations were damaged significantly by the “Great Recession,” as seen in a nearly 23% drop in workers retiring early or close to their expected date.

October saw seven days of “moderate” or “high” trading activity within workplace 401(k) accounts—the most days of elevated trading volume since May 2013, according to Aon Hewitt.

While participation in employer-provided 401(k) plans is strong among younger workers, data from Aon Hewitt shows many are not taking full advantage of matching 401(k) contributions.

Augmented reality technology via a mobile application (app) from Transamerica Retirement Solutions can help drive up retirement savings. 

Measuring risk tolerance is critical, say experts in the field of risk tolerance and decisionmaking, but few retirement plan sponsors and advisers in the U.S. do it correctly.

Buck Consultants at Xerox announced the launch of SavIncent, an incentive-based financial wellness program.

Improving the retirement plan participant experience is an important step in addressing the nation's retirement savings shortfall, according to Broadridge Research.

Given an extra hour to focus on their finances, most women say they’d work on budgets and learn more about investing, according to a Fidelity Investments survey.

Retirement plan advisers and third-party administrators (TPAs) are likely to find information gaps when performing assessments of retirement plan census data or client ownership data, according to Natalie...

Three-quarters of Americans say it is hard to keep up with bills and save for retirement at the same time, with 43% saying it is “very hard,” a...

Automatic enrollment has been shown to increase the number of employees who save in their employer-sponsored defined contribution plan.

Saving for retirement and health care expenses was a priority for employees of all ages during the first half of 2014, a new report shows.

In 2013, 19.7% of employees indicated they were on track to meet their income-replacement goal in retirement, up from 17.4% in 2012 and 16.6% in 2011, according to...

Lincoln Financial Group is providing educational materials for plan sponsors to use in connection with National Save for Retirement Week.