Benefits

The vast majority of workers rate employer-sponsored benefits as an important consideration when deciding to take a job, according to a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute...

A new report suggests multiemployer defined benefit (DB) plans are rebounding after a turbulent decade.

While participation in employer-provided 401(k) plans is strong among younger workers, data from Aon Hewitt shows many are not taking full advantage of matching 401(k) contributions.

Three-quarters (75%) of workplace life insurance customers belong to either Generations X or Y, according to a LIMRA study.

Average health care costs are expected to increase by 5.5% to $11,304 per employee in 2015, according to Aon Hewitt.

 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reminder that employees can plan now to get the benefit of the saver’s credit for retirement savings.

October 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Given an extra hour to focus on their finances, most women say they’d work on budgets and learn more about investing, according to...

October 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Between some reminiscing about what it was like to be part of shaping and enforcing the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when...

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three-quarters of Americans say it is hard to keep up with bills and save for retirement at the same time, with 43% saying...

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatic enrollment has been shown to increase the number of employees who save in their employer-sponsored defined contribution plan.

October 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) – A new TIAA-CREF survey shows that 63% of women who have received professional financial advice say they feel confident about their personal retirement...

October 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Six in 10 American parents support their adult children financially, according to a study from the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute.

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The percentage of workers participating in an employment-based retirement plan increased in 2013 for the first time since 2010, according to the Employee...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer health care costs remained stable for 2014, but the number of employers delaying renewal to delay the effects of health care reform...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Saving for retirement and health care expenses was a priority for employees of all ages during the first half of 2014, a new...

October 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One-third of middle class investors are just not saving for retirement, a study finds.

October 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2013, 19.7% of employees indicated they were on track to meet their income-replacement goal in retirement, up from 17.4% in 2012 and...

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – National Save for Retirement Week is an opportunity for retirement plan sponsors to get plan participants to focus on retirement savings issues.

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If one of your retirement plan participants wanted to establish a drawdown strategy for retirement income, could she assemble an appropriate strategy using...

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The combined challenges of saving for retirement, paying for health care and keeping financial information safe online have many Americans worried, according to...