Tag: Participants

The last year might not have been uplifting for many Americans, but a survey suggests it has made them more proactive in managing their finances.

The recent market tumult certainly took a toll on participant balances, but a an analysis by The Principal suggests that it might have been less than some feared.

A new study shows that most workers do not understand their retirement savings plans as well as other employer-provided benefits.

Madison Dean has announced it will manage all U.S. investors' retirement accounts commission-free, starting Wednesday.

Thirty-seven percent of polled working Americans predicted the recession would force them to constrict their retirement spending.

Six in 10 surveyed Americans said they could last financially for 90 days or less without a job, while 38% said their nest egg wouldn’t make it for...

Great-West Retirement Services has developed a communications campaign to support 401(k) Day, an event that encourages employers to set aside some time to remind their workforce of the...

Economic and job issues remain high on workers’ worry lists, especially for younger workers, according to a poll by The Hartford.

The number of participants who increased their contributions still outpaces the number who decreased contributions, according to Vanguard.

A survey conducted on behalf of TD Ameritrade found 73% of women are comfortable accumulating less than $1 million in savings before retirement, compared to 63% of men.

The majority (54%) of surveyed employees reported satisfaction with their company’s retirement program.

No matter how tight your—or your plan sponsor clients'—budget is, the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) has materials available that will...

Whether an investor is a pessimist or optimist might also indicate how prepared he is for retirement, according to research from Fidelity Investments.

The largest proportion of participant assets in plans administered by MassMutual's Retirement Services Division is in equities (38.7%) versus stable value options (31.7%) during the second quarter of...

Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) has introduced Healthy 401(k) Plan Analytics, a software tool allowing sponsors to track and analyze participant behavior and trends.

The number of employers planning to reinstate a matching contribution to 401(k) plans has increased in the past two months, according to the latest research from Watson Wyatt.

An analysis of 401(k) data by Fidelity Investments has identified behaviors hindering savings for workers at different life stages.

Despite fears that participants would flee their workplace retirement savings plan during the worst of the 2008 market turmoil, many defined contribution participants did nothing at all.

Thirty-eight percent of surveyed employers reported their employees cut the amount of their retirement savings in 2009, while 12% also saw an upswing in opt-outs from automatic enrollment...

QVC said it continues to investigate alleged irregularities regarding employee 401(k) hardship withdrawals at its Rocky Mount, North Carolina, distribution center.