Tag: Participants

A new survey found that in addition to reducing 401(k) contributions, employers are looking to cut cost by negotiating fees with their providers or advisers.

The QVC home shopping network turned away workers at its Rocky Mount, North Carolina, distribution center as part of a probe into whether 401(k) hardship loans they’ve received...

John Hancock Funds said it designed a section of its Web site to help advisers assist clients who are facing job changes or losses.

Apparently “Venus” is tightening her belt more than “Mars.”

Standard Retirement Services has released an online defined benefit calculator that allows retirement plan participants to compare alternative pension income scenarios based on different assumptions and variables.

401(k) participants continued their search for higher returns in June by moving almost $270 million out of fixed-income into a range of equity offerings, according to the latest...

Participant transfers in May moved toward equities and away from fixed income, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

Research from HSBC finds that Americans accept personal responsibility for funding their own retirement, but feel the government can help.

Fidelity Investments’ second Couples Retirement Study, first fielded in 2007, show that despite two years of unprecedented economic and financial instability, husbands and wives have done little to...

Research released from the Principal Financial Well-Being Index indicates American workers see glimmers of hope that the economy is headed in a more positive direction.

Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. has introduced a new version of its OnTrack report.

Despite the volatility of the stock market in the first quarter of 2009, most plan participants made no changes to their retirement savings investments, The Vanguard Group observed.

African Americans in Washington, DC, are twice as optimistic as the general U.S. population that their financial situation will improve over the next year, but most say they...

Most participants are pretty confident about their investment diversification—but a new survey suggests that confidence may be misplaced.

We hadn’t gotten very far into the agenda of our Plan Designs conference last week when a plan sponsor asked the question that, IMHO, is on a lot...

Consumers are more concerned about short-term security than long-term financial goals, according to a survey sponsored by Securian Financial Group.

Women remain at a higher risk for retirement insecurity as compared with men, according to a research brief issued by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS).

See how what’s in your glass compares to your neighbor’s glass.

A growing number of Baby Boomers plan to move to retirement communities, according to a new survey.

More than half of Gen Y respondents to a recent MetLife study are interested in getting workplace access to financial planners to help with retirement planning.