Retirement benefits

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.

Employees should consider that state laws may differ on who may be legally recognized as a beneficiary's spouse and thus whether their partner would be entitled to spousal benefits.

Build an education program, perform an objective review of investments and benchmark features are a few of the activities advisers should encourage now.

Using lowest-cost share classes, performing an annual investment fund review and distributing required fee notices are among best practices.

While the funds are ideal for certain people, they don't address important retirement considerations, such as the cost of funding a comfortable living and a person’s savings rate.

There have been some modest attempts in the past few years to shore up and fill in gaps in this country's haphazard system of retirement savings.

Younger employees could be too confident in the abilities of automated retirement investment tools, study finds.

Engaged savers, specifically those who are near the end of work, deserve an appropriate spectrum of risk options.

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

Self-funding, Form 5550s and picking the right HSA vendor are some topics employers should consider in the coming year.

A new report by Seyfarth Shaw identifies key trends employers should keep an eye on to prevent their own lawsuit.

Tax reform and current market conditions will likely contribute to a higher use of deferred annuities and guaranteed income benefits, experts predict.

Younger employees could be too confident in the abilities of automated retirement investment tools, study finds.

The automotive retailer is the latest employer to enhance employee offerings as a result of tax reform.