Compliance | December 20th, 2018 Senators Cardin and Portman Offer Another Broad Retirement Reform Bill Among some 50 other provisions aimed at improving retirement readiness in the U.S., the bill substantially increases the tax credit...
Administration | December 13th, 2018 Participant Behaviors Can Inform Better Plan Design J.P. Morgan makes recommendations for plan design and TDFs based on savings and withdrawal behaviors it analyzed.
Data and Research | December 11th, 2018 401(k) Plan Sponsors Enhancing Plan Design The availability of Roth contributions has doubled in the last decade, and more plan sponsors are using a default deferral...
Administration | December 6th, 2018 Janus Henderson Outlines Next-Generation Automatic Plan Features Now that automatic and default features have gained widespread acceptance in DC retirement plans, it may be time to consider...
Administration | November 30th, 2018 Strategies for DC Plans to Mitigate Risks in 2019 Willis Towers Watson offers nine actions for DC plan sponsors to mitigate risks in 2019.
Administration | November 19th, 2018 Some Plan Design Choices Could Undermine Participant Outcomes Setting defaults too low, choosing the wrong default investment and offering company stock as an investment option could result in...
Data and Research | November 5th, 2018 More Employers Monitoring Retirement Readiness of Employees In addition, to help employees reduce their debt stress and maximize their retirement plan savings, more employers are developing financial...
Administration | October 29th, 2018 Retirement Plan Design Options Can Help With Individual’s Savings Concerns The Standard recommends automatic plan features as well as managed accounts.
Ask the Experts | October 23rd, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Auto-Enrollment in Church Plans Where States Require Consent “We are a church 403(b) plan sponsor, whose headquarters is in a state that requires consent of the employee prior...
Data and Research | October 11th, 2018 Many Worry More About Retirement Savings Than Monthly Expenses Only 33% of Americans are comfortable with their retirement readiness level.
Data and Research | September 28th, 2018 403(b)s Show Improvement in Use of Considered Best Practices More are using automatic plan features, fiduciary advisers and investment policy statements, PSCA finds.
Participants | September 27th, 2018 Most Participants Welcome Retirement Savings Help From Plan Sponsors Many participants see the match percentage as a suggestion for how much to save; the majority of participants support automatic...
Data and Research | September 21st, 2018 Auto-Portability, Universal Coverage Would Reduce Retirement Shortfall EBRI says that if the Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 was combined with auto-portability, the retirement savings shortfall of...
Data and Research | August 21st, 2018 Few Sponsors Very Confident in Workers’ Retirement Security A survey finds many small employers do not offer employees a retirement plan, and few employers that offer retirement plans...
Data and Research | August 16th, 2018 Plan Sponsors Stepping Up Their Auto Enrollment Game The percentage of employers that default participants at a 6% deferral rate or higher more than doubled in the past...
Participants | August 13th, 2018 Automatic Features in Retirement Plans Boost Retirement Confidence Most retirement plan participants would like savings and investing guidance, a survey finds.
Data and Research | August 13th, 2018 Plan Sponsors Changing Plan Designs, Investments to Improve Participant Retirement Outcomes Preparing participants financially to be able to retire beat out reducing plan costs as plan sponsors' top concern in this...
Data and Research | July 30th, 2018 TIAA Finds Retirement Plan Leakage Offsets Automatic Enrollment Benefits While automatic enrollment generates positive effects, a report argues how these results are counterweighed by pre-retirement withdrawals.
Data and Research | July 12th, 2018 Simpler Retirement Plan Communications Make No Difference in Employee Decisions In conclusion, IZA says, “the data do not support the idea that presenting optional 401(k) plan information in a simpler,...
Data and Research | July 11th, 2018 Millennials Benefiting from PPA They are on track to replace 75% of their income, compared to 64% for Americans overall.