Tag: Participants

The headlines last week were all about how new legislation had been introduced to cut down on the “leakage” from 401(k) plans. 

A new white paper assets that emotional responses are keeping those in and near retirement from accessing professional investment help.  

Research from The Conference Board reveals that the 2008-2009 economic recession has increased pressure on individuals to delay retirement.

Research from Vanguard shows that defined contribution plan participants younger than 30 have higher equity allocations than other generations had at the same age.

An Aon Hewitt report highlights how loans, hardship withdrawals, and cashouts can be detrimental to retirement savings.

In its 2011 Defined Contribution Survey, BlackRock asked plan sponsors and participants to describe the allocation of responsibility they see in retirement plans.   

Workers will be limited in tapping their 401(k) retirement plans for loans under legislation introduced by Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Mike Enzi (R-WY).

Conscientious and generally responsible Americans save more for retirement than others, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Retirement Research Center.

On average, defined contribution plan participants include 5.3 funds in their accounts in 2011 - nearly double what they had in 1996, according to a Spectrem study.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Retirement & Benefit Plan Services quarterly report on plan participant contribution activities found many plan sponsors are using a combination of automated and...

Research from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found many workers are planning to work past - or through - their retirement years.

A UBS Survey found that a large majority of equity compensation participants feel strongly that a comprehensive understanding of their plan will help them reach a secure retirement....

Eighty-six percent of employees surveyed by Financial Finesse said they have at least some financial stress.

Less than half of affluent investors are completely satisfied with their current employer-sponsored retirement plan provider, according to a new report released by Cogent Research.

 The share of defined contribution plan participants that stopped making contributions in 2010 was significantly lower than the share that stopped contributing in 2009.

Great-West Retirement Services has launched an enhanced Web site for participants in retirement plans it administers.

A Sun Life Financial survey suggests that over nine in ten American workers either have no idea what their health care costs are likely to be in retirement,...

Having a goal for retirement savings can cause participants to be more engaged in actively planning for their retirement, according to a survey from Diversified’s Retirement Research Council.

Women’s confidence in their ability to plan for retirement has reached a three-year high, with 69% of women rating their confidence level as good or very good, according...

Though employees are expected to take on more decision-making and financial responsibility for their employee benefits, employee education and communications have become a much lower priority for employers.