Compliance | January 22nd, 2024 DOL Suit Retires Maine Excavator’s 401(k) Plan Maine federal judge approves agreement reached between the Department of Labor and a Maine excavation company that was shuttered in...
Participants | February 24th, 2022 Comfort With Annuities Could Help With Spending in Retirement One study finds few participants are likely to annuitize their retirement savings, while another suggests those who take a withdrawal...
Participants | October 4th, 2021 What Makes a DC Plan Participant a ‘Super Saver’? Principal says almost anyone can mimic super savers’ behavior and suggests ways defined contribution retirement plan sponsors can help.
Participants | April 26th, 2021 Participants Expressing COVID-19-Related Withdrawal Regret They say loans and withdrawals put them in a better place financially, but they are concerned about their long-term financial...
Data and Research | March 26th, 2021 Longstanding Savings Gaps by Race, Ethnicity Persist A new EBRI analysis of data taken from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances underscores the persistently and perniciously...
Data and Research | February 8th, 2021 Millennials Have a Debt vs. Savings Conundrum Dispelling myths about when to save and invest for retirement, and helping with their student loan debt, can help Millennials...
Participants | January 29th, 2021 Public Sector Gen X Workers Face More Outstanding Retirement Plan Loans Likely feeling the same financial squeeze as their private sector counterparts, the new Public Retirement Research Lab also found they...
Data and Research | January 20th, 2021 Making the Savings Decision More Palatable for Participants Research and real-life experience show that framing amounts employees need to save in smaller bits can help them increase and...
Participants | October 30th, 2020 Gen Z Needs Opportunity to Save for More Than Just Retirement Gen Zers likely had a great start to saving for retirement, but they are facing near-term financial challenges.
Reader Responses | August 24th, 2020 SURVEY SAYS: Changes in Retirement Plan Participant Behaviors PLANSPONSOR NEWSDash readers offer their opinions about whether retirement plan participants will pay more attention to electronic disclosures and whether...
Data and Research | July 24th, 2020 Plan Sponsors Should Focus on Life Events Rather Than Generations in Communications Employees in a survey from Empower Retirement say they believe their views are created by personal experiences and characteristics, not...
Administration | June 24th, 2020 Another Risk for Retirement Savings: Divorce Divorced women are especially vulnerable, but targeted messages not just focused on retirement can help.
Participants | June 18th, 2020 COVID-19 Widens the Financial Security Gap for Black Workers Statistics about disparities may reveal what is happening among plan sponsors’ own workforces.
Participants | June 18th, 2020 Generations Experience the Effects of COVID-19 Differently Understanding each generation’s attitudes and concerns is key to knowing the right retirement savings education and tools to offer.
Data and Research | June 4th, 2020 K-12 403(b) Plan Participants Hungry for More Retirement Planning Help Participants need more information about how their plan and investments work, a survey reveals.
Data and Research | June 4th, 2020 Mapping Spending, Salary and Savings Yields Surprising Results Data ties spending habits, more so than income, with propensity to save.
Participants | May 14th, 2020 Gen Z Outpacing Other Age Groups in Saving Steered by the Great Recession and now COVID-19, the youngest working generation is driven to be financially aware and well.
Administration | March 30th, 2020 Introducing Generation Z to Retirement While retirement isn’t achievable for this new clutch of employees for years to come, saving for it is.
Administration | March 18th, 2020 Securing Retirement for Female Workers Faced with a list of priorities and lack of knowledge, women are often the ones who get off course with...
Participants | December 3rd, 2019 Plan Participants Have Their Own Responsibilities for Cybersecurity There are common and advanced approaches retirement plan participants can take to derail data breaches and retirement account fraud.