Honest and practical education, social media communications and proper incentives will result in increased retirement plan participation for Generation Y employees.
More than half of employers surveyed (55.6%) report that the effectiveness of their benefits communication efforts has improved during the last three years.
More than half of participants surveyed do not understand retirement plan fees, indicating a need for education before the fee disclosure regulation goes into effect this month.
U.S. corporate multiemployer pension plan (MEPP) obligations represent a drain on cash flow, particularly for the U.S. supermarket sector, according to a Fitch Ratings report.
Although plan sponsors are reluctant to completely overhaul their plans, evolving defined contribution (DC) plans are creating challenges and opportunities for advisers, a report found.
A study of the large and mega defined contribution (DC) plan marketplace projects assets of custom target-date funds (TDFs) will reach $218 billion by 2016.
Large defined contribution (DC) plans with more than $5 billion in assets are likelier to stay with a recordkeeper for at least seven years, a report found.
Roughly half of all U.S. households that control more than a third of U.S. financial assets are attracted to lifetime-guaranteed income—even if returns are low.