Investments

When designing a retirement plan, participant investment advice, online education and automatic features must all be considered, says adviser Robert C. Lawton.

Companies that invest in employee health are better off financially than those that don’t, three studies find.

Companies that invest in employee health are better off financially than those that don’t, three studies find.

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.

Some 23% of Americans with jobs said they planned on being septuagenarian employees, up from 16% in 2009, according to recent research.

Axa SA announced the top-management team that will work with incoming Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl when he takes the helm in September.

Part 2 of the inaugural Dig|Benefits Technology Innovator Awards, honoring employers, advisers, consultants and service providers.

Russell Investments goes a step further than target-date funds based on participant demographics at the plan sponsor level by enabling automated TDF customization at the participant level.

While the 401(k) marketplace is crowded with asset managers anxious to create customized target-date funds based on participant demographics at the plan sponsor level, Russell Investments goes a step further by enabling automated TDF customization at the participant level.

Shorter term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — those with a bond maturity of zero to five years — do a better job of controlling inflation in a target-date fund than mid-term or long-term TIPS, according to SEI.