Tag: Defined contribution

Among middle-income Boomers, that surges to 77%.

Some DC plan providers see big opportunity ahead in helping higher education institutions prepare their workforces for retirement via 403(b) and 457 plans.

ETFs are inexpensive, have no sales or service fees, and no surrender penalties, so, considering the DOL conflict of interest regulations, it would seem they would become popular,...

Millennials are the most diversified generation, according to a five-year analysis of Wells Fargo's book of business.

A new analysis uses data on all active employees of the Federal Reserve System to examine contribution behavior in the Thrift Saving Plans—granting insight into the behavior of...

Retirement plan advisers will need to help DC plan sponsors communicate to participants and help DB plan sponsors review their investment strategies.

Many witnesses agreed that any open MEP legislation should not be overly burdensome and should not include the "one bad apple" rule.

A group of Senators are putting aside party divisions to introduce the Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act. 

Data covering the savings behavior of tens of millions of Americans shows continued commitment for saving through defined contribution plans. 

But fewer than one in four part-time workers have access to such a plan.

The 2nd Circuit used the same logic in prior decisions to determine plaintiffs had not proven Lehman plan fiduciaries violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

At year-end 2015, about half of all Vanguard participants were solely invested in an automatic investment program—compared with just 29% at the end of 2010.

Significantly more plan sponsors intend to take action in the form of negotiating for lower fees or lower-fee share classes, eliminating revenue-sharing arrangements, or consolidating the plan investment...

However, average deferral rates have declined slightly from their peak of 7.3% in 2007, Vanguard finds.

The investment management firm notes that nearly 40% of working households do not have access to a retirement plan.

Areas with low DC plan access tend to be those with more small businesses, according to a new analysis from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Respondents to PLANSPONSOR's 2016 Participant Survey who work for organizations that offer DC plans were twice as likely to have established retirement goals as employees without access.

Yet 91% say it is very or extremely important to help employees have a secure retirement.