Benefits

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those who start saving for retirement in their 20s can make nearly double what an investor beginning in their 30s can, because of...

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kravitz’ 2012 National Cash Balance Research Report indicates a 21% annual increase in new cash balance plans, almost double the previous year's 11%...

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill that would reform the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System was defeated by the state Senate.

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees across the United States are willing to save more for retirement and report that there is room in their budgets to do...

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial education has been proven to improve retirement plan participants' knowledge and awareness about saving for retirement.

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR) - Plan sponsors should avoid using “jargon” investment language that some participants do not understand, even terms that would seem to be common knowledge, such as...

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An investigation has found hundreds of individuals in the New Jersey Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) who are ineligible to participate.

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most Americans get their health insurance coverage from employment-based plans, yet most employers do not offer a choice of health plans, according to...

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only 10% of displaced workers (those unemployed or underemployed) are very confident in their ability to retire comfortably.

July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Often overlooked by plan sponsors, retirement income options in defined contribution (DC) plans can prevent participants who rely on an average life expectancy...

July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Access to employer-provided benefits was greater in medium and large private industry establishments than in small establishments in March, the U.S. Bureau of...

July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sometimes when looking for a job, a candidate has to get creative.

July 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A principal at Mercer is calling on employers to use the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as a launching point for...

July 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) could cause employees to retire earlier because of health care coverage available after...

July 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new union agreement will force National Basketball Association players to save for retirement.

July 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which requires employers to provide full-time employees with reasonable health insurance, presents a special challenge...

July 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Texas Governor Rick Perry announced Texas has no intention of implementing a state insurance exchange or expanding Medicaid as part the new health...

July 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The defined contribution (DC) retirement plan industry has a “self-esteem problem” that must be addressed, one industry expert contends.  

July 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Younger women and Baby Boomer women are not prepared for retirement, a survey found.

July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Airlines and its parent company, AMR Corp., are suing to stop providing health care and life insurance benefits to current retirees.