Research from Vanguard shows that defined contribution plan participants younger than 30 have higher equity allocations than other generations had at the same age.
The Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC) has developed a scorecard that can evaluate the suitability of a retirement income strategy as an investment option within an employer-sponsored defined...
In its 2011 Defined Contribution Survey, BlackRock asked plan sponsors and participants to describe the allocation of responsibility they see in retirement plans.
Workers will be limited in tapping their 401(k) retirement plans for loans under legislation introduced by Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Mike Enzi (R-WY).
On average, defined contribution plan participants include 5.3 funds in their accounts in 2011 - nearly double what they had in 1996, according to a Spectrem study.
The Principal Financial Group found that plans who start auto-enrollment at a 3% deferral rate have a lower average deferral rate than plans without an automatic enrollment feature.
Newkirk has been acquired by DST Systems, Inc., a provider of technology and services to clients in financial services, health care and other industries.
It should come as no surprise that the vast majority of plan sponsors who have adopted automatic enrollment have chosen to default that initial deferral at 3%...
Nearly 83% of sponsors in a recent survey said participants are at least satisfied with retirement planning tools available to them; however, 79% also said participants do not...
The composition of a company’s employees are more of an influence on whether an employer-sponsored plan is available than the size of the company, according to the Investment...
Putnam Investments announced plans to offer a suite of income-oriented funds that aim to help Boomers and retirees develop strategies based on their risk tolerance.