Tag: Participants

Vanguard’s "How America Saves" analysis highlights industry differences in plan design and participant behavior.

Financial Benefits Network (FBN) has launched a benefits resource portal that provides employers and employees access to corporate benefit information and personal finance educational materials.

In a recent report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found most retirees rely primarily on Social Security and pass up opportunities for additional lifetime retirement income.

A growing number of the American middle-class expects to work well beyond traditional retirement age, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors Index.

The results of Fidelity’s Couples Retirement Study show couples both approaching and living in retirement are struggling with overall communication, planning, and management of their retirement finances.

Based on a nationwide survey of more than 3,000 working adults, Putnam Investments has debunked several perceptions about American’s level of retirement readiness.  

Mercer's Outsourcing business has added three services to its benefits administration platform all related to financial planning.

John Hancock Retirement Income & Rollover Solutions (RIRS) announced the formation of its Consolidation Services group for retirement plan participants.

In a recent white paper, J.P. Morgan explains that participants want income replacement projections, but don’t know how to translate their 401(k) savings into retirement income. 

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An Allianz Life Insurance Company survey found that by nearly a four to one margin, Boomers remain more attracted to guarantees for their retirement savings over potentially higher...

A Transamerica retirement survey found that the majority (67%) of  unemployed or underemployed respondents are less confident in their ability to achieve a financially secure retirement since the...

Nearly 30% of participants in 401(k) retirement plans at Vanguard are in automatic, professionally managed investment programs, according to Vanguard’s How America Saves 2011.

A Fidelity survey found that advisers who provide comprehensive retirement income planning

A nationwide survey found that although the majority of Americans ages 29 to 49 worry about their retirement prospects, many have not yet begun to save or plan...

In a Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch Webcast focused on women and retirement, the idea was broached that women simply need to save more money than men...

A study by Bankrate.com found that only 24% of Americans have a six-month emergency savings cushion, and another 24% have no emergency savings at all.

A Northwestern Mutual survey asked people in what areas do they most frequently set goals; financial goals were more common than family, fitness, or work-related goals. 

A panel of experts at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference this week discussed practical ways to engage and involve retirement plan participants.

Despite a lack of confidence in the overall economy, more than eight in 10 (83%) Americans believe their personal financial situation will remain the same or improve during...