Benefits

January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or ACA), employers appear to be dedicating an ever-increasing amount of resources...

January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds that for Hispanic Americans, the need to support elders and children is competing with the need to save for...

January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies looking to save health costs by requiring working spouses to get health insurance through their own employer find the move has some...

January 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis concludes that Social Security benefits, along with 401(k) savings, can provide workers with an annual income level representing more than half...

January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When asked what they are most thankful for in their jobs, aside from a paycheck, nearly one-quarter (24%) of employees said friendly coworkers.

January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds that while health savings accounts (HSAs) continued to expand in 2013, health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) declined for the first...

January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How am I doing? Putnam Investments turns to social comparison imaging for plan participants to see how they stack up against their peers in...

January 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico has delayed the implementation of a new pension reform law to hear arguments on its constitutionality.

January 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There is a strong connection between subjective life expectancy and retirement expectations, according to a new research paper.

January 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds that retirement plan participants are being conservative when it comes to investing.

January 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Different generations have different strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and educational needs when it comes to saving and planning for retirement.

January 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tuesday is the best day to get work done, a survey suggests.

January 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers can save money over the long term by using financial wellness programs to improve the retirement readiness of their employees.

January 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors were less active in certain areas in 2013 than in 2012, according to Callan’s 2014 DC Trends Survey.

January 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – From a fiduciary perspective, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors largely focused their time on fees and compliance in 2013, according to data from...

January 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employees are participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans, thanks to plan design changes, but there are still improvements that can be made.

January 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –  Examining how participants decide to leave an employer’s plan after separating and when they begin taking distributions can help plan sponsors decide whether...

January 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three-fourths (76%) of companies surveyed are somewhat or very likely to expand their focus on the financial well-being of their employees in 2014.

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research sees employers shifting their focus in 2014 from financing the cost of health care to managing employees’ health.

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds that more than one-third (36%) of military families plan to start saving more money for retirement during 2014.