Tag: Participants

Retirement plan participation and savings rates are rising due to adoption of automatic plan features, says Vanguard in “How America Saves 2014.”

A pervasive fear of running out of money in retirement is not causing Americans to spend less today, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Simplifying the 401(k) plan enrollment process may help employees save more effectively for retirement, says a recent paper from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Roth IRA balances grew at twice the rate of traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) between 2010 and 2012, according to a new analysis from the Employee Benefit Research...

About a quarter of working Americans have a nest egg balance of zero, according to a survey from COUNTRY Financial, due in large part to stagnant wage growth.

More employers are recognizing employees need financial education programs to help them deal with financial challenges.

Caveats included in pension benefit statements provided by Ford Motor Company saved the company from liability in a recent court case.

Investment solutions provider Manning & Napier launched a new website and retirement plan “prioritizer” to help advisers steer plan sponsor clients towards long-term benefits success.

A new financial wellness program from Merrill Lynch helps clients assemble and compare competing financial concerns while also shaping an individualized, goal-oriented path towards a better retirement.

Showing plan participants how well and how much their best-performing peers save is highly motivating, Putnam Investments finds.

Plan sponsors need to understand key issues as they meet their fiduciary obligations in this changing world, Bob Collie of Russell Investments says.

Meredith Corp. is probably best known for its expansive media and entertainment enterprises, but one human resources (HR) staffer says it’s the company’s retirement plan that is truly...

Do-it-yourself (DIY) retirement plan investors are falling behind their peers in meeting certain objectives, suggests a study from Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

Matrix Financial Solutions selected Risk Compliance Performance Solutions (RCP) to provide uncashed check mitigation services to its qualified retirement plan clients.

Plan sponsors in hospitality and leisure businesses may face the biggest challenges in retirement plan participation, according to the ADP Research Institute.

Helping employees attain financial wellness isn’t just another part of the benefits program—it can be downright healthy for a company’s bottom line.

VALIC, a retirement plan services provider, has integrated LPL Financial’s Worksite Financial Solutions platform into its suite of offerings.

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants seem committed to keeping their savings in tact as DC accounts make up a growing percentage of U.S. retirement assets.

A new analysis from Putnam Investments, reviewing years of income replacement projection data, finds many retirement savers missed out on recent market surges due to low equity allocations.

The Bipartisan Policy Center has launched a personal savings initiative meant to produce pragmatic policy recommendations for improving the retirement readiness of American workers.