Benefits

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans who hold the responsibility for making household health benefits decisions are uncertain about health savings accounts’ (HSAs) features.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plans are becoming a stronger component of higher education institutions’ benefit offerings.

August 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More attention needs to be paid to younger employees when it comes to investing for retirement, according to a new study from Hearts...

August 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Certain factors are impeding defined contribution (DC) retirement plan sponsors from adopting automatic features, a survey finds.

August 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – By institutionalizing their defined contribution (DC) plans, plan sponsors can give their participants better retirement outcomes, a paper contends.

August 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unmarried individuals living alone, both women and men, are more likely to be reliant on Social Security to keep them out of poverty...

August 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many employees had to retire before they planned, a survey found.

August 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees today are less likely to expect Social Security in retirement, according to findings from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

August 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the majority of employees accept responsibility for financing their own retirement and are relying primarily on their 401(k)s to get them there,...

August 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than two-thirds of employers (69%) providing health benefits have analyzed how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will affect their...

August 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Women are saving less for retirement than men, according to a report from Aon Hewitt.

August 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Being friendly in the office is different from being friendly online.

August 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While it is good to stand out to a potential employer, some folks go overboard.

August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed an executive order last week that will create a unit of investigators for uncovering pension fraud in...

August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plan participation is much higher among couples when they are viewed as a unit, rather than measured separately as married men and...

August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The delay of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) could result in big costs over the long...

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly two-thirds of plan sponsors surveyed said many of their employees are delaying retirement.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participant demographics and behavior vary by plan type, an analysis shows.

August 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Displaced workers have suffered setbacks in their retirement savings, a survey shows.

 

August 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – People who prefer to stay up late at night are more likely to have darker personality traits than early risers, a study suggests.