Retirement

Fee disclosure regulations, the DOL’s proposed fiduciary rule and lawsuits related to 401(k) fees have heightened both plan sponsors’ and plan participants’ awareness of the costs of 401(k) plans.

The NFL and the NFL Players Association work together to build a comprehensive wellness program that helps retired football players better transition into a life without football, both financially and emotionally.

Commentary: While illiteracy is a source of embarrassment for people,” innumeracy” is often a source of pride. A significant number of people believe the lottery is their best strategy for accumulating a substantial nest egg, and this is a problem, says The Principal’s Aaron Friedman.

MassMutual develops an integrated benefits exchange combining retirement savings, healthcare and virtually all other kinds of benefits in a unified, cloud-based system.

Many women contribute to their workplace retirement plans, but are also are very concerned about not being able to retire when and how they want to, implying that they may not be saving enough to feel secure about reaching their retirement goals.

More companies are offering both a traditional 401(k) plan and a Roth 401(k) but plan participants are not as quick to embrace the Roth 401(k) as their employers are.

Many companies have embraced financial incentives as a way to encourage participation in wellness programs, but workers still express concerns about privacy and not wanting their employers to be involved in their health and well-being.

Commentary: There’s nothing so wrong with existing target-date fund options that warrant taking on the level of risk that appears to come with a customized TDF series.

Small businesses are pleading with lawmakers and the Department of Labor, saying they’re getting the short end of the stick with regards to the DOL’s proposed fiduciary rule.

Deficits rose for both single-employer and multiemployer programs, a new report finds. Yet, the pension community is hopeful the new PBGC director will create a better future.