Retirement benefits

Employer anxiety about offering you a 401(k) plan is rising rapidly, and for potentially good  and expensive  reasons. Class-action lawyers are targeting a wider variety of alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in retirement offerings and suing a broader range of entities, including college and university 403(b) plans.

Morgan Stanley and its board were accused of mismanaging the firm’s 401(k) retirement plan and costing its employees hundreds of millions of dollars by picking inappropriate and costly investments, some of which were managed for the firm’s own profit.

Employers are still reluctant to offer insurance-backed products, says Willis Towers Watson consultant Bill Dewalt.

Lawsuits have been filed against eight private universities sponsoring defined contribution code Section 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plans

One way is to open a health savings account as it offers tax-free withdrawals that people can use to cover a portion of their insurance premiums.

Last week, yet another slew of private retirement plan managers became the target of class-action lawsuits. This time it was a bunch of universities: Yale University, NYU, MIT, and other schools have been sued for failing to properly oversee their employees’ retirement plans.

The company’s new retirement program, Spark 401k, aims to boost small business participation and ease challenges those employers face in offering workers DC plans.

One way is to open a health savings account as it offers tax-free withdrawals that people can use to cover a portion of their insurance premiums.

The number of plan sponsors concerned about fiduciary matters jumps 14%, a Fidelity Investments study shows.

Söoryen Technologies offers 401(k) plan, unlimited vacation policy as part of its employee package.

The number of plan sponsors concerned about fiduciary matters jumps 14%, Fidelity Investments study shows.

The company’s new retirement program, Spark 401k, aims to boost small business participation and ease challenges those employers face in offering workers DC plans.

Plan sponsors should adopt fiduciary best practices to avoid a lawsuit, advises attorney Carol Buckmann.

Some seniors shop around for the most affordable health insurance and less expensive drugs every year.

Roughly 1 in 4 retirement plan audits submitted to the Department of Labor had major deficiencies. Is yours at risk?

When millennials are asked, they say retirement is a top priority. Millennials even put saving for retirement well ahead of student loans, credit card debt and job security.

Some seniors shop around for the most affordable health insurance and less expensive drugs every year.

Retirees over 65 will no longer be able to contribute to health savings accounts once they file for benefits.

College has gotten so expensive that it's weighing on even the parents of third-graders, threatening to leave them too debt-saddled to retire.

Retirees over 65 will no longer be able to contribute to health savings accounts once they file for benefits.