Tag: inflation

Despite improvements in employment and income inequality, the U.S. slipped in the ranking, as high inflation and public debt caused...

Goldman Sachs Ayco analyzed workplace compensation and benefits offerings, with controlling health care costs a particular focus.

Workers have continued to prioritize 401(k) saving despite inflation and market volatility, data shows.

The funded status reached its highest level since before the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009, according to one analyst...

Following nine successive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and inflation hitting a peak of 9.1% in June 2022, U.S. public...

Among current U.S. workers, retirement confidence fell by 9 percentage points, the largest drop since a 10-point slide in 2009.

The IRS announced a second consecutive significant increase to health savings account contribution limits in its response to continued inflation.

The first quarter of 2023 in the defined contribution market saw an uptick in lawsuits, many legislative and regulatory changes...

Economist and investor Jeremy Siegel favors stocks, REITs and certain high-yield bonds for long-term investing.

Many American workers lack an understanding of their retirement plan investing options and do not use plan providers as an...

Panelists discussed the benefits of offering health savings accounts and some best practices for employers.  

COLA boosts to pension distributions have been proposed in Pennsylvania and Texas, while they have already been announced in Maryland...

Plan sponsors may bolster retirement plan engagement and contributions with SECURE 2.0 enhancements, a Natixis survey shows.

Rising costs have driven an increase in the rate of Americans who worry they might not be able to afford...

A survey conducted by Smart found Americans nearing retirement are most concerned about affording health care and the daily cost...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the FOMC remains 'strongly committed to bringing inflation back down to our 2% goal.'

The pension fund lost $6.5 billion in asset value over the last year, ending a three-year streak of double-digit gains. 

Fidelity data shows that 74% of workers globally cite cost of living and inflation as sources of stress.

The decline for pension assets was the largest since the financial crisis of 2008, new data shows.  

Despite economic challenges, plan participants were resilient saving for retirement, Vanguard Group data shows.