Retirement

Savers are starting to take money out of their 401(k) accounts—despite taxes and penalties involved—assuming it will be replaced as markets continue to surge upward.

Plan sponsors should end automatic cash-outs, offer roll-ins as part of a financial wellness program and engage all participants on crucial decision-making.

Cost and lack of understanding are the top reasons employers don’t provide perks to their workers.

Plan sponsors worry record keepers will follow suit, limiting the investment options employers are able to offer employees through their workplace 401(k) plans.

Retirees living overseas can still claim Social Security benefits, but they must see if their country of residence requires them to have a local bank account.

Collective Investment Trusts can have cost-saving advantages, are increasingly accessible and provide a long-term investment perspective.

More companies will stretch matching contributions, include HSA information in education sessions and incorporate behavioral economics/finance elements in plan design.

Lawmakers in Illinois are so desperate to shore up the state’s massively underfunded retirement system that they’re willing to entertain an eye-popping wager.

The Washington bank chain increased its retirement contribution to 8% following the tax reform bill.

About half of mid-sized and large companies plan to expand personal financial planning and increase retirement funds, according to a new Willis Towers Watson report.