Benefits | December 29th, 2023 Kansas Plan Sponsor Gives Workers Cash For Emergencies The credit union aims to bolster each of its workers’ financial health with a $400 deposit.
Data and Research | December 7th, 2023 Inflation, Credit Card Debt Drives Up 401(k) Loans, Hardship Withdrawals Empower’s annual report mining data from 5.3 million workplace plan participants shows saver strains amid ‘steady’ deferral rates.
Administration | May 31st, 2019 Jump in Hardship Withdrawals Tied to Bipartisan Budget Act The law changed the rules for 401(k) loans and hardship withdrawals, making it easier to draw money directly as a...
Data and Research | May 3rd, 2019 Plan Design Progression Leading to Higher Retirement Savings Participation rates were nearly 96% higher for plans—a difference of 40 percentage points—with auto enrollment; the usage of auto escalation...
Data and Research | February 21st, 2019 Participants Stay the Course With Their DC Plans In the first three quarters of 2018, only 2.2% of participant stopped contributing to their plans, ICI data shows.
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.
Products | May 2nd, 2018 New Guide for 403(b), 457 Plans from NTSA The guide includes information on rollovers, loans, hardship withdrawals and much more.
Data and Research | January 24th, 2018 Two-Thirds of 401(k) Assets Held in Equities However, at year-end 2015, for example, the ICI says participants in their twenties had 80% of their portfolios invested in...
Compliance | August 31st, 2017 Regulators Provide Relief for Hurricane Harvey Victims The IRS is loosening hardship withdrawal and loan rules, and the DOL announced postponed deadlines for Form 5500 filing, among...
Participants | August 31st, 2017 DC Investors Stayed the Course in Q1 2017 Amid strong market returns in Q1 2017, most participants left asset allocations in DC plans unchanged, according to a new...