Tag: Participants

In one of the more challenging economic years in memory, it is not surprising that the pace of change set in motion in defined contribution plans by the...

ING said it has added staff to further the company’s multicultural sales efforts, particularly in its retirement services business.

A new study from Fidelity finds more Americans than in the past are resolving to save more and learn more about finances in the coming year.

Fidelity Investments announced recent additions to its offering of financial guidance and tools for investors.

Some 47% of polled Gen Y employees with an employer-sponsored retirement savings program said retirement savings has to take a back seat to funding everyday costs, such as...

More than three-fourths of surveyed plan sponsors of a defined contribution plan continued their matching company contributions during the economic downturn.

NextStep Defined Contribution, Inc., has agreed to add the SmartPlan Enterprise interactive-video retirement planning system from vWise, Inc., to the NextStep participant education offering.

A new bill aims to inform participants of how their account balances translate into actual income in retirement. 

Research from The Hartford found that people who have taken the time to plan for retirement or their financial future are in a better place financially and have...

Investors are paying more attention to their retirement savings, according to the Real Life Retirement quarterly pulse survey conducted by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Male species—from humans to sparrows—appear to have more pronounced personalities than their female counterparts, according to new research.

Sixty percent of investors in 401(k) plans administered by The Vanguard Group who maintained retirement balances over the last two years now have the same or higher balances...

Employee benefits software provider ftwilliam.com has released a Spanish language version of the summary plan description (SPD) for its defined contribution plans.

OppenheimerFunds Retirement Services announced business-building tools for advisers, as well as new tools for plan sponsors to communicate about target-date funds and increase participation rates.

Investor behavior is largely determined by nature rather than nurture, according to a new study by finance professors at Claremont McKenna College and the University of Washington.

A new analysis from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College suggests the best way to boost 401(k) saving among minorities is to improve plan design and...

Target-date funds with high equity allocation at retirement have come under fire lately, but T. Rowe Price is sticking with its strategy.

Employees who rate their benefits communications as ‘highly effective’ reported having access to a wider range of communication options, from group meetings to e-mail messages to videos, according...

Fiduciary Benchmarks and Bdellium, designer of quantitative evaluation systems, have launched the Retirement Readiness Index (RRI) for 20,000 retirement plans.

More than 60% of Puget Sound-area residents in the state of Washington said they have delayed or plan to delay their retirement beyond their ideal age.