Tag: inflation

According to multiple research reports, workers have increased their retirement confidence and their focus on building emergency savings, but routine...

ERISA-covered benefits such as health flexible spending plans to get moderate increases.

Analysts consider how funds can afford cost-of-living adjustments to address the buying-power erosion that slow and steady cost increases can...

This projection for next year’s cost-of-living adjustment comes as the Consumer Price Index rose 2.5% over the last year, according...

The investment reviews will happen as plan sponsors are even less confident than are participants about employees’ ability to retire...

For defined contribution plan participants, new research from PGIM and TIAA offers a fresh perspective on the usefulness of a...

Plan sponsors should consider diversifying their fixed-income allocations in their investment menus, as well as exploring optional SECURE 2.0 provisions,...

Asset managers at Vanguard, BlackRock and T. Rowe Price express varying views on how equities and bonds should be allocated...

While many employees reported receiving pay raises in the last year, the majority say their salary is not keeping up...

Mercer experts identified a variety of trends impacting defined contribution plans, including new types of lawsuits, high interest rates and...

The average cost of health care in retirement is nearly triple what Americans estimate.  

Loans and hardship withdrawals from a retirement savings account are more prevalent among Taft-Hartley plan members, with Gen Xers leading...

Employees surveyed by MFS Investment Management expressed confusion about the benefits of target-date funds and a lack of confidence about...

Some industry experts suggest another inflation measure could better reflect costs for older Americans. 

Many industry experts believe there is a need for an ‘ERISA 2.0’ that includes a stronger framework for universal coverage,...

Monthly Social Security checks will increase about $59, a lower increase than in recent years but still larger than the...

Workers from Generation Z say the cohort experiences higher financial stress than other generations, affecting their job performance, according to...

The DC contribution limit was projected to be $23,000 for 2024, and the IRS should stay on track in implementing...

Bank of America recommends plan sponsors act to promote greater employee retirement readiness.  

Retirees should expect a COLA of 3.2% for 2024, according to the Senior Citizens League.