An executive with MetLife urges plan sponsors and advisers to avoid talking about annuities “as if they were an investment option … they aren’t really an investment.”
Roughly one-third of those who report having spent a significant portion of a retirement plan lump sum distribution taken from either a DC or DB plan say they...
The same tool that is reliable for providing quick and simple Social Security estimates won’t be as helpful when subtler situations arise—and so picking the right benefit calculator...
Product development and participant demands may open a wider door for retirement income solutions in the DC space, according to new research by Cerulli Associates.
Retirement income as a percentage of wealth has declined as the employer-sponsored retirement plan landscape has been moved to mostly DC plans, a study finds.
A coalition of advisers and providers is making the case on Capitol Hill that dialing back DOL guidance supporting state-run retirement savings programs for private sector workers is...
In the last few years, real-estate exposure has been gaining traction in the DC space; however, its potential for key benefits also poses several challenges.
DC plan participants need education about how much they will need to fund a 20- to 30-year retirement, and plan sponsors need education about the role of annuities.
Experts argue bond ladders can work in a rising rate environment and across a variety of unpredictable macroeconomic scenarios—allowing investors to continually readjust their fixed-income exposure.
In the latest annual update of its retiree health savings analysis, EBRI found that the range of retiree health savings targets rose between 0% and 6% between 2015...