Benefits

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Natixis Global Asset Management announced plans to fund a research project focused on investor behavior and personal financial benchmarking, based at the Massachusetts...

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Savings in defined contribution (DC) retirement plan accounts recordkept by Fidelity grew 12.9% in the last year, to an average balance of $91,000.

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers are using wellness programs in an effort to reduce health care spending, but employee participation is a challenge.

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers may be feeling a little less stressed about health care reform, but that’s not because it’s no longer a priority.

July 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. companies surveyed ranked controlling benefit costs as their largest overall business challenge, and 42% identified reducing or containing health care spend as...

July 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) encourages plan sponsors to take steps to provide lifetime income solutions to their retirement plan participants...

July 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from the Vanguard Group finds there are differences in defined contribution (DC) retirement plan account balances across racial and ethnic groups.

July 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of Americans older than 70 polled for a recent survey say they are either unprepared financially for retirement or they do...

July 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The employer-sponsored retirement benefits landscape is changing and PwC suggests “new paternalism” may be the answer to helping employers achieve retirement savings success.

July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential’s study on the financial experience of women shows a bumpy road with some steps forward and some back, five years after the...

July 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-five percent of retirement plan participants favor automatic annual increases to their account contributions.

July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Misconceptions about automatic features in retirement plans are passed around like fruitcakes: Stephen Moser’s white paper might clear up some of the confusion.

July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – People are more connected to their smartphones and other mobile technology than ever, ranking them as important as their toothbrushes and deodorant.

July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While Millennials are very focused on retirement-related issues, these employees still need to create a strategy for long-term retirement success, according to a...

July 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants of 401(k) plans saw lower expense ratios when investing in long-term mutual funds during 2013, according to a report from the Investment...

July 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two in five retirement plan participants polled said employers should give employees “a slight nudge” in encouraging them to save for retirement.

July 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly eight in 10 (78%) workers feel personally responsible for retirement savings, according to the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute, and the percentage climbs...

July 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “Home country bias” is a diversification problem that is still dogging investors, new research suggests.

July 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled retiree health benefits for public employees are protected benefits under the Pension Protection Clause of the state’s...

July 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial literacy programs can help employers get  employees more engaged in smart decision-making and planning for their retirement.