Retirement planning

Workers overwhelmingly value their 401(k)s and take advantage of accounts offered by employers, finds new research from Transamerica.

It is expected that Medicare’s hospital-insurance trust fund will have depleted reserves by 2028 or two years earlier than last year's estimates, according to report.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is now using non-stabilized rates to determine qualification for under $15-million exemption

Companies with at least 50 workers should be required to enroll them in some type of end-of-career savings plan, a Bipartisan Policy Center report suggests.

As Americans age and remain in the workforce longer, end of career planning is becoming ever more important. Cammack Retirement’s Michael Webb shares five recent movements in the space.

A recent report from the Bipartisan Policy Center suggests that companies with at least 50 workers should be required to enroll them in some type of retirement plan.

In recent years, the number of employees who’ve started contributing to their 401(k) plans or increased their deferrals has grown significantly, suggesting employers’ messages are getting through.

Employers need to offer a broad range of investment options in their 401(k) plans, including asset classes that may do reasonably well in a low interest rate environment, according to TIAA’s Roger Ferguson.

This group tends to have low levels of financial literacy, even among those with high levels of education and income, finds a report from Principal Global Investors.

Firm targets younger employees and those without a traditional desk job with online, on-the-go application.