Retirement

Most participants are not contributing near enough to their 401(k) plans to adequately fund retirement.

A new study shows strong employer objections to state-run plans such as those recently proposed by legislatures in California and Massachusetts.

The availability of in-plan investment advice appears to have increased. In a recent survey, almost eight in 10 participants (79%) said that their plans offer online, telephonic or in-person advice, up from 72% in 2011.

The largest exchange-traded fund tracking the $3.7 trillion U.S. municipal-bond market is selling at a discount to its underlying assets for the longest stretch since 2011.

If you’re an adviser who works with business owners, you know that the “retirement plan season” is the end of the year. It’s that time when many business owners decide to set up a retirement plan before the year end deadline.

Participants using the company’s retirement app have an average deferral rate 11% higher than the average deferral for all participants covered by plans, according to a recent survey

The burden of saving and investing has shifted to the plan participant

Consolidating multi-vendor retirement plans, a how-to guide

EBA Financial Fitness Challenge helps remake retirement benefits for six Indiana school districts

New EBA retirement columnist John Ludwig on deferral rates for auto enrollment