Tag: Participants

Ascensus has partnered with LPL Financial LLC to provide access to its Worksite Financial Solutions platform for LPL plans and plan participants

Most consumers (98%) who are married, partnered or have dependents, lack enough life insurance coverage to replace their income, according to a survey by Nationwide Financial.

Women lag behind men in retirement saving, according to a report from Aon Hewitt.

Two things always on a plan sponsor’s mind—retirement readiness and fiduciary responsibility—are opportunities for retirement plan advisers.

Pentegra Retirement Services introduced new features to its “Building Blocks for Retirement” campaign.

The three common risks of retirement—longevity, inflation and the risks of the marketplace—need to make room for a fourth one, according to Alison Salka, corporate vice president of...

The investment strategies group of Mesirow Financial rolled out fiduciary services for ERISA sections 3(21) and 3(38) through CPI Qualified Plan Consultants Inc.

A retirement plan consulting tool from Standard Retirement Services Inc. could help advisers increase the value they bring to their plan sponsors. 

Retirement planning horizons based on average life expectancy often result in underestimating the risk of running out of money, LIMRA contends.

 Participation rate may be a common standard for plan sponsors when they look into the benchmarking process, but not many would say it is a sufficient—or even very...

Are you afraid of the dark? Plan sponsors have many concerns about their retirement plans and participants that could keep them up at night.

Engaging employees in their retirement plans involves simplicity, connection and accurate diagnosis.

The 401(k) industry continues to undergo scrutiny and criticisms—many of which are unfounded.

The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company Inc. launched a plan participant website to help people better prepare for retirement.

PlanServe Data Systems and Milliman Inc. have collaborated to deliver retirement plan account information via mobile applications.

Tools and services focused on employee motivation will lead employees to take effective action to save for retirement, a research paper contends.

ADP released the ADP Plan Health Review, a tool to help plan sponsors measure the retirement readiness of their employees.

While people are optimistic and confident in numerous areas, a survey found concern, worry and a sense of unpreparedness on several financial fronts.

Retirement savings, health issues and their children’s finances are concerns for women; while men worry about debt, both household and the national level.

The financial services industry has to do a better job of helping people meet retirement goals, said Laurence Fink, chairman and chief executive of BlackRock.