Tag: Enrollment participation

The young and affluent members of Generation Y (a.k.a., Millennials) show a higher use of online brokerage accounts over defined contribution (DC) plans, says a new study.

OneAmerica has launched its OneSolution platform, a collection of tools and services for employers to better manage their retirement plans and increase plan participation.

MassMutual’s retirement services division launched an enhanced participant website designed to make it easier for employees to prepare for retirement.

The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) released a new report showing Baby Boomers’ confidence in their plans for retirement continues to decline.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released guidance on the treatment of marriages of same-gender couples with regard to retirement plans.

Recordkeeping and custodial services provider Retirement Revolution added vWise’s SmartPlan Enterprise solution to its retirement plan product offerings.

A paper answering commonly asked questions about implementing automatic features for retirement plans is now available for plan sponsors.

Workers who made changes to their 401(k) accounts last year took a positive step 76% percent of the time, according to a recent analysis.

Sixty-eight percent of employers offer some kind of financial education for employees, a survey found.

Men have slight edge over women when it comes to saving at the recommended 10% rate, according to research from Wells Fargo, but people still fall short of...

New research indicates it is probably reasonable to say about 50% of private-sector workers participate in a retirement plan.

Participants might respond better to education if it’s more like a game, says Chris Whitlow of edu(k)ate, an app developer that delivers gameified financial literacy.

It’s a phenomenon unique to the retirement planning advice industry that even those participants who make good investment decisions often don’t know they’re making good decisions.

The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) will recognize the importance of financial wellness and retirement security on the 10th annual National Employee Benefits Day, April 2.

Since the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed including lifetime income illustrations on retirement plan participant statements, no doubt most in the industry have assumed the information would come...

A vast majority of Americans report they are worried about health care costs in retirement, but many still substantially underestimate what the expense may be.

The Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has consistently found a relationship between the level of participants’ debt and retirement confidence.

Americans’ confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement has recovered somewhat from the record lows of the past five years, according to the 24th annual Retirement...

Small plans must be given more latitude to mimic their larger counterparts if the nation is to adequately fund its retirement needs, says Kristi Mitchem, of State Street...

While most Americans understand the importance of saving for retirement, they have trouble making it a priority.