Tag: Enrollment participation

Research from the Vanguard Group finds there are differences in defined contribution (DC) retirement plan account balances across racial and ethnic groups.

Fifty-five percent of retirement plan participants favor automatic annual increases to their account contributions.

While Millennials are very focused on retirement-related issues, these employees still need to create a strategy for long-term retirement success, according to a survey from the Transamerica Center...

Two in five retirement plan participants polled said employers should give employees “a slight nudge” in encouraging them to save for retirement.

Fidelity Investments has launched an initiative to help employers evaluate and improve the retirement readiness of their employees.

Many Americans have concerns about finances, particularly whether they are saving enough for retirement, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll.

Defined contribution retirement plan sponsors in the health care industry are becoming more proactive in their efforts to help employees adequately prepare for retirement.

The addition of a Roth savings feature to defined contribution plans is becoming more popular.

The companies of OneAmerica have launched OneCheck, a set of retirement plan health monitoring tools and reports for participants and sponsors.

With some exceptions, sponsors of 403(b) retirement plans, especially school systems, have problems getting employees to participate in the plans.

Unlike traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs), contributions are the predominant way investors open Roth IRAs, according to a new Investment Company Institute (ICI) analysis.

Generations X and Y K-12 educators would prefer to learn about financial planning issues at work, and there are certain areas in which they need more education, a...

A new analysis from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows preretirement 401(k) account withdrawals often have a negative impact on long-term wealth accumulation.

More than eight in 10 Americans (83%) are optimistic about their financial future, says a new survey from Lincoln Financial Group.

J.P. Morgan Retirement Link, the firm’s retirement plan administration solution for small and mid-size employers, has gone mobile with a new iPhone and Android application.

Women are feeling confident and many are taking the lead in making household financial decisions, according to a new study by Ameriprise Financial.

Prudential Retirement introduced a line of new technology tools designed to help participants, sponsors and advisers drive higher levels of plan success.

Defined contribution plan sponsors tend to offer far more investment fund options than the number actually used by the average participant, according to new research from SEI.

Millennials continue to be the big challenge for retirement plan participation, Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust finds.

Average 401(k) account balances have increased 93% since the economic downturn of 2009, according to research from The Principal Financial Group.