Tag: Participants

Mercer said it launched on online educational program to help individuals stay on track with their long-term financial objectives while also acknowledging their concerns in the volatile economic...

Financial advisers in the Midwest might have “happier″ clients.

Last week, I attended a media briefing sponsored by BGI titled “Restoring Confidence: Saving the Future of Retirement.″

401(k) balances aren't the only things that are down.

The number of Generation Xers (ages 27 to 42) who are unprepared for retirement is dramatically on the rise, according to a study commissioned by Scottrade.

Baby Boomers continue to consume and use more social technologies, and retirement-focused sites are taking up the opportunity.

Eight in ten of those in a recent MetLife poll said they place more importance on guarantees and the stability of their investments than on the level of their...

Advisers are divided over when the recession will end—but meanwhile, many of them are seeing retired clients change their investment strategy and are picking up new clients, according...

Nearly nine out of ten surveyed African Americans acknowledge they do not have a professional financial adviser, according to a survey by Nationwide.

Transamerica Retirement Services said it has launched a program to help retirement plan participants weather the financial storm, create a successful investment plan, and regain confidence in their...

vWise Inc. has announced the launch of its new SmartPlan Advisor system.

Upscale retailer Saks has joined a host of U.S. employers in suspending its 401(k) match as part of a broad $50-million to $60-million cost-cutting campaign that includes axing...

A survey released Wednesday finds Americans with deep-seated fears about how the nation’s current economic turmoil will impact their retirement.

The latest U.S. Treasury Department treatise on Social Security reform suggests increasing both the early and normal retirement ages would help encourage more Americans to stay in the...

As 403(b) plan sponsors and advisers have prepared for new Internal Revenue Services regulations in effect as of January 1, no doubt communications with participants about the new...

Fiscal fitness, not physical fitness, is a slightly higher priority for younger adults than for older adults, according to a survey commissioned by Union Bank.