Record Low Unemployment Spotlights Benefits Generosity
Plan Sponsors Calling on Advisers to Improve Participant Outcomes
“They are hiring advisers to understand how well their plan is functioning and how to improve it,” Jordan Burgess, with Fidelity Institutional Asset Management, tells PLANADVISER.
Defaults Play a Big Role in Savings Outcomes
They impact participation, contributions and asset allocation, according to a research paper supported by a grant from the Social Security Administration.
Learning from Asset Managers’ Defined Contribution Plans
Companies that help retirement plan sponsors with investments also provide benefits to their own employees; in some ways, assets managers’ plans resemble the broader marketplace, while in others they stand out.
Actions Individuals, Employers and Governments Can Take to Improve Retirement Readiness
Advisers can play a role by encouraging actions by plan sponsors and participants.
Plan Success Beyond the Usual Statistics
PLANSPONSOR Survey Results Highlight Role of Advisers in Health Care Industry
Nearly 86% of not-for-profit health care entities reported that financial advice in some form is offered to their defined contribution plan participants, compared to 79.4% of for-profit entities.
House Ways and Means Committee Talks Retirement Reforms
A panel of expert witnesses from across the financial services domain discussed shortcomings and opportunities for improvement in the U.S. retirement savings system; they urged House members to embrace bipartisanship and commonsense solutions.
Plan Sponsors Have Questions About Dynamic Default Investments
Strategies to Manage Retirement Plan Loans
Celebrating 40 Years of the 401(k)
When Auto-Roth Accounts Make More Sense
Janus Henderson research suggests the vast majority of auto-enrollment programs fund only pre-tax accounts; this is despite the fact that for younger, lower-income employees, funding a Roth account may be a more appropriate long-term option.
Setting Defaults and Auto-Escalations Too Low May Undermine their Power
In addition, a person invested in a stable value fund versus someone invested in a target-date fund could end up with a balance as much as 59% lower, BlackRock says.
Fidelity Analysis Shows Advantage of Long-Term Savings
In the past 10 years, the average 401(k) balance has grown 87%, from $56,900 in the third quarter of 2008, Fidelity Investments reports.
Narrowing the Scope
ERISA 404(c) Compliance Well Worth the Effort
Companies With Strong Performance Have Quality 401(k)s
Above-average-rated plans are more apt to be found at companies with 20% to 80% higher profitability than are average-rated plans, says T. Rowe Price.
PLANSPONSOR Defined Contribution Survey Open
Sponsors of defined contribution (DC) plans are invited to respond to the annual PLANSPONSOR DC Survey through October 5. The survey is among our largest and most important research project of the year, but we need your clients' help for it to be a success.
Retirement Planning for Business Owner Clients
When HR and Finance Get Together, DC Plan Results Follow
According to Josh Cohen, a big part of PGIM’s strategy as a DCIO provider is to foster conversations across plan sponsors’ own organizations, “presenting them with a framework for frank and practical discussions between the HR and finance functions.”