Retirement benefits

Many younger workers find it difficult to think beyond their student debt, which averages $32,731 with an average monthly payment of $393, according to the Federal Reserve.

Many claims filed by former employees have a very low chance of success, but that does not eliminate the need for the employer to put in the time and money to fight them.

Nearly a year after 401(k) participants accused the plan’s fiduciaries of breaching their fiduciary duty by not searching for lower cost investment options, a judge dismissed the complaint.

Retirement advisers can protect their book of business by redefining their service model and partnering with specialists.

Plan participants should review a full market cycle, index efficient asset classes and eliminate closet indexers.

Akamai's Sarah Sardella, BP’s Cliff York, Accenture’s Julie Wilkes and SurveyMonkey’s Becky Cantieri were honored for improving employee health, retirement and work-life balance.

Missing required 401(k) minimum distributions are subject to a penalty equal to half the amount that should have been taken.

These industry pioneers are creating products to meet evolving needs of employers and employees.

Many claims filed by former employees have a very low chance of success, but that does not eliminate the need for the employer to put in the time and money to fight them.

In order to avoid an audit, pension planners should conduct periodic audits for hard-to-find former employees.

Akamai's Sarah Sardella, BP’s Cliff York, Accenture’s Julie Wilkes and SurveyMonkey’s Becky Cantieri were honored for improving employee health, retirement and work-life balance.

Although the current year has been good for participants, many workers are not investing in a retirement plan.

Money worries continue to plague employees but executives struggle to create plans that address workers’ fiscal woes.

These industry pioneers, awarded by EBN this year, are creating products to meet evolving needs of employers and employees.

Employers are relieved that plans are left unscathed, but insiders are still keeping a sharp eye on the impact of deduction for pass-through entities.

Those who leave the workforce and are sitting on losing investments may do tax-loss harvesting, or they may donate their winning holdings to a charity to avoid the capital gains tax

Money worries continue to plague employees but executives struggle to create plans that address workers’ fiscal woes.

Holding too much cash is one of the common errors that employees make when saving for retirement.

The last month of the year saw a bevy of new hires and promotions inside companies that operate in the employee benefit arena.