Benefits

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees are recognizing that their financial vulnerabilities are most likely resulting from factors they can control rather than external factors such as the...

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Target-date funds are the most popular of asset allocation strategies, especially for women, according to data from MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division.

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – After fourteen years as the king of the popular baby name list for boys, Jacob has been dethroned.

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Showing plan participants how well and how much their best-performing peers save is highly motivating, Putnam Investments finds.

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many defined contribution retirement plan participants are not using target-date funds (TDFs) as designed.

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan participants using certain help offered with their plans continue to earn considerably higher returns than those not using help.

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Affluent investors surveyed by Legg Mason identified the decisions they made that have had a positive impact on their investment success.

May 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors can always learn more about how to run and improve their plans.

May 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Whether their plan is soliciting requests for proposals (RFPs) or not, plan officials have the fiduciary duty to understand how their service providers’...

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sponsors of qualified retirement plans in the small-plan market—particularly those that work with an adviser—express widespread satisfaction with their offering, according to a...

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Do-it-yourself (DIY) retirement plan investors are falling behind their peers in meeting certain objectives, suggests a study from Guardian Life Insurance Company of...

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Meredith Corporation is probably best known for its expansive media and entertainment enterprises, but one human resources staffer says it’s the company’s...

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In-plan guarantee solutions are growing in number and in assets in retirement plans, survey results from the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute (SRI) indicate.

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many women are still facing financial challenges due to the economy, which are impairing their retirement readiness and outlook.

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half of benefits decisionmakers surveyed believe health care costs will increase due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or...

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from financial services provider Fidelity Investments reveals a significant increase in the number of health savings accounts (HSAs) opened during 2013.

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most investors do not know if they’re receiving investment advice or being sold a product, according to the Consumer Federation of America.

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Moms are priceless, but Salary.com has put a number on what they do.

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennials' retirement savings may suffer if they maintain a conservative investment outlook over the long term.

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More workers are satisfied with their retirement benefits now compared with five years ago, but satisfaction with other benefits has declined, according to...