Tag: Participants

The Hartford released a tool that permits savers to set savings and income goals, track their progress and integrate other financial sources.

Retirement plan sponsors say automatic features are increasing employees’ retirement readiness, according to a study from Lincoln Financial Group and Retirement Made Simpler.

Employees who have one-on-one sessions with retirement professionals more likely participate in retirement plans and save more than those who do not.

 Pentegra Retirement Services introduced an online education tool for plan sponsors and participants.   

Identifying a plan sponsor’s objectives for a defined contribution (DC) plan should drive the investment consulting process.

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced a workshop in South Carolina for retirement plan fiduciaries.

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants transferred monies from equities into fixed-income investments as the stock markets dropped substantially during...

T. Rowe Price released a mobile application to allow investors to manage their accounts and view fund information.

One-third of all 401(k) plan participants in plans recordkept by Vanguard invested their entire account balance in a professionally managed asset allocation and investment option in 2011.

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) participant fee disclosure requirements go into effect August 30, and the majority of plan sponsors surveyed are ready.

Being eligible to participate in a 401(k) is critical in closing the retirement savings gap for Generation X, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

Women’s confidence in their retirement preparedness has slipped, and they are still behind men in terms of how much...

Plan sponsors should not rely on replacement rate studies when differentiating plan providers, a research paper contends.

 Paychex Inc. launched a mobile smartphone application giving employees access to personal payroll, benefits and retirement information.  

Default deferral rates in 401(k) plans with automatic enrollment led to higher participant retention, according to a study of New York Life Retirement Services’ clients.

Diversified is offering a white paper of best practices for ensuring a plan sponsor’s retirement plan is designed to help employees achieve their savings goals.

Phyllis Borzi, assistant secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), announced tools to help participants understand fee disclosures.

The term “retirement readiness” is all the buzz, but what does it really mean for plan participants?

Alerus Retirement Solutions, a division of Alerus Financial, introduced a mobile application for retirement plan participants.

Nearly half (49%) of all employees say, because of the economy, they are counting on employers’ benefits programs to help with their financial protection needs.