Benefits

September 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than 87% of employers surveyed indicated they have taken at least one action to mitigate rising health care costs. 

September 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Twenty-eight percent of employers surveyed by Towers Watson said they had already extensively evaluated the viability of private exchanges for health care benefits.

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some subsets of Millennial investors are just as likely as their parents to seek professional financial advice, according to new research from Phoenix...

September 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement assets reached $24 trillion as of June 30, up 2.8% from $23.4 trillion measured on March 31.

September 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees and human resources (HR) staff have different perceptions of the resources in benefits information their firms offer.

September 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The time employers have to manage costs of their health programs to avoid an excise tax in 2018 is getting shorter, and Towers...

September 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors deem caution towards the stock market as wise, and Social Security is key to retirement confidence, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup...

September 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new strategy outline issued by the American Benefits Council (ABC) suggests the advocacy group will work to achieve public policy reform that...

September 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eight in 10 U.S. workers believe defined contribution (DC) plans are an effective way to save for retirement, a LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute...

September 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research from financial analytics firm Cerulli Associates shows more than one-fourth of 401(k) participants look to their plan’s recordkeeper as their primary source...

September 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The complexity of retirement plan laws and the volume of plan assets demand that more attention be given to retirement plans in company...

September 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors can only do so much with plan design to maximize the value of their defined contribution (DC) plans.

September 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – To let them choose or not to let them choose; that is the plan sponsor’s dilemma.

September 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) asks: “Does Household Expenditure Change With Age for Older Americans?”

September 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 2013 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Employer Workplace Benefits Report showed employers realize employees need a holistic financial wellness background to succeed...

September 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can use data about industry trends to make improvements to their retirement plans.

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors are already adopting defined benefit (DB) best practices in plan design, but plans could benefit from more DB-like...

September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Respondents to a survey identified health as the most important factor for a happy retirement, and health care costs as their biggest concern,...

September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Biggest financial worries: unemployment, student loans, and whether Social Security will be adequate. Here comes Generation Z.

September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some retirement plan participants think the required minimum distribution (RMD) is a good guide for an appropriate withdrawal rate in retirement, research suggests.