Tag: Participants

In Sun Life Financial’s latest Unretirement Index, one in five working Americans say they will never retire.

Non-retired Americans are showing a clear desire for guaranteed income in retirement, according to a survey by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.

An ING survey found that one quarter of Americans (28%) say nothing has gotten in their way of saving for retirement.

A MassMutual study found that Hispanics are twice as likely (22%) as the general population (13%) to say they struggle between saving for their children’s college education and...

I recently found myself driving in an unfamiliar city without the aid of a GPS (global positioning system).    

For the vast majority of family financial decision makers, paying for college ranks far above saving for future medical expenses or retirement, according to a study from MassMutual.

The portion of full-time workers ages 21‒64 who participated in an employment-based retirement plan remained stable at 54.5% in 2010, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

Four in ten pre-retirees between the ages of 56 and 65 who took Metlife’s “Retirement Income IQ” quiz believe that they will...

In an Edward Jones survey, 34% of Americans said they don’t know what percentage of their savings they will need to withdraw annually in retirement to maintain their...

In an effort to meet the “war for talent” head-on, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is rolling out a series of enhancements to its 401(k) and other financial...

A recent survey from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America found that 51% of non-retirees are questioning if 401(k), 403(b), and 457 plans are adequate ways to...

Vanguard research on diversity and retirement saving and investing shows that automatic employee enrollment into company 401(k) plans raises participation for all racial and ethnic groups.

Bill McInturff, a partner at polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, told a group of reporters that it is upsetting and unsettling to see that a lack of confidence...

Investor optimism has plummeted according to Wells Fargo/Gallup poll, which found two in three investors are feeling a loss of control in their efforts to build their savings. 

The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America found that of the 820 companies that participated in the survey, less than half have an automatic enrollment feature.  

Research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found both low- and high-income workers benefit from employer-sponsored defined contribution plans. 

A few weeks back, I offered some notions about what the next five years will bring in terms of industry trends.

The site will help individuals and small businesses manage their of 401(k) retirement investment decisions.

Results from the Mercer Workplace Survey show U.S. retirement benefit plan participants are dramatically more pessimistic about their economic expectations than just one year ago.

DST Retirement Solutions is rolling out a new strategy intended to help clients optimize the time spent on participant and plan Web sites.