DC Provider Mobile Capabilities Increasing
Retirement plan providers continue to place more emphasis on their mobile presence, according to Corporate Insight research.
Tag: Defined contribution
Investors Remain Committed to Saving
Only 1.8% stopped contributing to their defined contribution plan.
Road Ahead for Auto-IRAs and Open MEPs
ERISA attorney David Levine offers a few thoughts about the potential road ahead for auto-IRAs and state-run open MEPs for the private sector.
DOL Proposes Guidance on State-Run Plans for Private Sector
States offering retirement planning solutions to private-sector workers got their first look at a few highly anticipated (and increasingly controversial) pieces of regulatory guidance this week.
HSAs Can Be Like DC Plans for Retirement Health Costs
Health savings accounts can be used much like defined contribution plans to save for retirement, and the key to growth is investing them.
Transamerica Unveils 401(k) Plan for Smaller Employers
Transamerica Retirement Solutions has launched a new 401(k) retirement plan that “offers large-plan features to smaller businesses and their employees.”
Financial Engines to Acquire Brick-and-Mortar Advisory
Not convinced that robo-advisers are shaking up the defined contribution retirement plan advisory space? This week’s news that digital-advice darling Financial Engines will acquire a firmly established traditional...
Study Gauges Worker Reaction to State-Run Retirement Plan
The majority of workers surveyed say such a program would be good for them, but a significant number still would not save or save enough.
Women Are Better 401(k) Savers Than Men
But men’s average account balances are more than 50% larger.
Intel Lawsuit Questions Custom Target-Date Fund Construction
The lawsuit also hints that certain “best practices,” in part, resulted in many participants being improperly invested.
Fidelity Research Busts Five Common Retirement Myths
Retirement is a matter of when, not how much, for most people.
Octogenarians Give Retirement Advice
They say savings should determine when to retire.
Millennials Could Face Late Retirement
Grads of 2015 need to brace for more working years than previous generations.
401(k)s May Result in More Successful Retirement than DBs
The result depends on an employee’s salary level and the level of pre-retirement income to be replaced.
Study Reveals Better DC Plan Designs
Aon Hewitt finds DC plan sponsors are beefing up plan features to improve participant outcomes.
Most Retirement Plan Deferral Limits Unchanged for 2016
The IRS announced it will not adjust most current contribution limitations for qualified retirement plans heading into tax year 2016, though some retirement-related tax breaks and other items...
Is Retirement Industry's Focus on Costs Too Much?
“Cost is not dispositive of prudence,” says Eugene Maloney with Federated Investors.
A New Player in the Retirement Industry
Thinking the retirement industry has failed to deliver on its goals, state governments are trying to get into the retirement business.
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