Tag: Defined Contribution

Cynthia Loh, general manager for Betterment for Business, suggests the firm is committed to competing against the largest and best-established...

After a scathing Wall Street Journal article suggesting 401(k)s are not adequate for retirement, Ted Benna, whom some call the...

Eighty percent would prefer to work for a company that offers a retirement plan.

Simple matching formulas are the most common type of employer contribution—found in 45% of 401(k) plans in the BrightScope database.

States were already granted the authority to establish their own IRA programs for private-sector workers; now the largest individual cities...

Plan design, investments, fees, financial wellness and the DOL’s fiduciary rule are all things defined contribution plan sponsors should consider...

And when they are offered a plan, 87.6% of participants participate.

The highest trading day of 2016 was November 9—the day immediately following the election—when balances traded were at 0.10%.

Major anxiety over lack of savings, and other financial obligations may take precedent over retirement savings, a survey suggests.

 

A report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics also finds the overall employer cost for providing DC benefits was $0.70...

Icon has been designed for independent contractors and ‘gig workers,’ people who work for an employer that doesn’t offer a...

Because plan establishment occurs on the web, employers and employees pay no set-up fees.

Among other things, ERIC suggests the PBGC extend the program from just terminated DC plans to all DC plans.

The GAO suggests regulators re-evaluate eligibility age requirements, vesting policies and whether to allow plan sponsors to require employment on...

The firm has expanded its deferred income annuity product offering by making it available as a qualified longevity annuity contract.

However, there are considerations about the peripheral risks of offering a custom fund—as a growing handful of DC plan sponsors...

Negative returns were coupled with low trading volumes for DC participants during October. 

Participants in three Ford Motor Company retirement plans suggest their adviser and recordkeeper are permitting excessive fees to be charged...

Public-sector defined contribution retirement plans can benchmark themselves against similar plans based on plan type, plan demographics, plan design and...

The agency has announced the availability of Issue Snapshots and has updated two fix-it guides.