Tag: Enrollment participation

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants saw average daily transfer activity increase in December 2013 over the previous month, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

A new service from the Principal Financial Group enables workers to enroll in an employer-sponsored retirement plan through text messages.

There is a strong connection between subjective life expectancy and retirement expectations, according to a new research paper.

A new survey finds that retirement plan participants tend to make investment decisions conservatively.

More employees are participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans, thanks to plan design changes, but there are still improvements that can be made.

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, signed into law in December, increases both the flat- and variable-rate single-employer Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums.

Three-fourths (76%) of companies surveyed are somewhat or very likely to expand their focus on the financial well-being of their employees in 2014.

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Greater numbers of 401(k) participants are investing in target-date funds over the long term, says a new report.

Consulting firm Mercer has compiled a list of the top 10 recommended steps that defined contribution (DC) plans should take over the next year.

Many employees do not consider financial planning a top priority for 2014, according to a new survey.

Defined contribution plan participants saw average daily transfer activity decline in November compared with October, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

Worries about recruiting and training new talent, as more Baby Boomers retire, top the list of challenges facing plan sponsors and advisers of 403(b) plans.

Great-West Life has launched a website to help employers better educate workers on retirement planning and saving.

A majority of younger employees will change saving and spending habits after seeking financial advice, a survey finds.

More than half (60%) of 401(k) participants age 55 and older believe they are ill-prepared for retirement, says new research.

Every racial group faces a retirement crisis, but people of color face particularly severe challenges in preparing for retirement.

Common assumptions for estimating retirement costs may inflate actual needs.

Alliance Benefit Group-Illinois (ABG-IL) has released an application to keep interested parties updated on plan contribution limits.

A new report finds that more employers are institutionalizing their 401(k) investments lineups.