Benefits

December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Every racial group faces a retirement crisis, but people of color face particularly severe challenges in preparing for retirement.

December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York, has suspended making benefit payments from its 457 deferred compensation plan.

December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A plaster cast of a coworker’s hand, camouflage toilet paper—some coworkers have a hard time with the holiday gift exchange.

December 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There is a sizable gap between preretiree expectations and the actual age of individuals leaving the U.S. work force, a new survey shows.

December 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The amount of equity compensation employees have and how they value it corresponds to their state of retirement readiness.

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — More than half of pre-retirees express alarm at what health care costs may do to their retirement plans, a survey finds.

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey reveals that many state pension plans have increased their required employee contribution rates.

December 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report finds more employers are institutionalizing their 401(k) investments lineups.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds that most employees consider retirement income projections helpful.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ongoing cost concerns are creating interest in the defined contribution (DC) model for health benefits, as well as private exchanges.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new research paper finds defined contribution (DC) retirement plans play a growing and important role in retirement savings.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bill submitted to Congress would allow federal employees to make socially responsible investments (SRI) in their retirement plans.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-five percent of Americans are in fair or poor condition when it comes to being able to completely cover estimated essential living expenses...

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research indicates that an annual average of 21,000 retirement plans were terminated during 2012 and 2011.

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Analysis from the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) shows strong equity returns and modest housing price increases since 2010 have done little to...

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A CareerBuilder survey finds that a person’s major in college may not correspond to the job they get after graduation.

December 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many employers are still on the fence when it comes to radical changes to their employee health benefits strategy.

December 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – This year there is a 7.7% increase in PNC Wealth Management’s 2013 Christmas Price Index (CPI).

November 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study reveals that many same-sex couples are revisiting retirement planning decisions in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the...

November 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey from TIAA-CREF finds women are less confident than men that they are saving an adequate amount for retirement.