Tag: Defined Contribution

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a measure to reduce contributions to public employees’ 401(k)-style accounts.  

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large plans make up a significant...

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the 2011 Wells Fargo Retirement Plan Sponsor Survey, 50% of companies have not...

April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Committee on Ways and Means heard testimony on tax-favored retirement accounts on Tuesday. 

April 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If retirement plan participants are not educated about 404(a)(5), they may be surprised by their...

April 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court found Northwest Airline’s post-bankruptcy pension plan for pilots does not discriminate...

April 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RPG Consultants and IRON Financial formed an alliance to enable retirement plan sponsors to use...

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight in 10 U.S. households believe the current tax incentives to encourage retirement...

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement assets were $17.9 trillion as of December 31, 2011, up 4.9% in...

April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Both corporate and government assets of defined...

April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Both corporate and government assets of defined...

April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continued economic uncertainty led all workers to dip into their retirement savings, but minorities have...

March 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2011, more younger workers say they accepted a job offer from a company because...

March 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflation affects different types of investors in different ways.  

March 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The merger or acquisition of a...

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Callan DC Index bounced back from a disappointing third quarter to post a gain...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many defined contribution (DC) plan investors...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Invest n Retire, LLC has been a big proponent of using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benjamin B. Taylor joined Callan’s Fund...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It is a myth that defined benefit (DB) plans cost more than defined contribution (DC)...