In Practice

New research shows providing employees with retirement income projections may lead them to save more.

Five percent of Section 401(k) plans include an automatic contribution arrangement (ACA), according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 401(k) Compliance Questionnaire. 

Americans are taking on more risk than they would prefer, according to a study by Northwestern Mutual.

Four in ten (44%) Americans polled admit their retirement savings may not last until the end of their life.

Ninety-eight percent of defined contribution (DC) investment consultants polled recommend clients offer a target-date or target-risk investment tier.

Half of retirement plan participants younger than 34 reported they have left a job in the past five years, leaving the door open for plan leakage.

Total U.S. retirement assets hit a new record high of $19.5 trillion as of December 31.

Institutional investors have taken concrete steps in the last five years to address investment risks.

Using online calculators and retirement advisers has been linked to higher levels of retirement confidence.

As the industry talks about moving away from traditional benchmarks; how plan sponsors benchmark their plans was the subject of a panel discussion for advisers.

The future for advisers includes more fiduciary responsibility and a focus on participant outcomes, said panelists at PLANADVISER’s 2013 Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers seminar on Wednesday.

Older employees are delaying their retirement, says a survey from human resources and financial services firm Mercer.

Tim Noonan is fighting a war on disengagement.

Despite reports that too many retirement plan participants are dipping into their savings, most want to leave their savings intact, a poll suggests.

A lack of time is the main obstacle for people to do proper financial planning, says a study by Northwestern Mutual.

Eighty-seven percent of middle-income Americans ages 55 and older do not often contemplate or discuss their own longevity.

Executives need options like nonqualified deferred compensation plans (NQDCPs) to help them achieve their savings goals.

The Principal Financial Group finds retirement plan participants using mobile technology have better savings behaviors.

New research from Morningstar shows that delaying Social Security benefits can be valuable for retirees.