Retirement benefits

Workers overwhelmingly value their 401(k)s and take advantage of accounts offered by employers, finds new research from Transamerica.

It is expected that Medicare’s hospital-insurance trust fund will have depleted reserves by 2028 or two years earlier than last year's estimates, according to report.

Plan sponsors and advisers should monitor for opportunities to ‘clean house’ and create a more efficient investment, says Principal’s Aaron Friedman.

Enforcement actions at the SEC and FINRA highlight emphasis regulators are placing on fees and reverse churning, anti-money laundering programs and variable annuities.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is now using non-stabilized rates to determine qualification for under $15-million exemption

Retirement plan design must include participant investment advice, online education and automatic features, says adviser Robert C. Lawton.

The expanded Canada Pension Plan is aimed at countering dwindling workplace pension access for younger generations pinched by a weak economy and soaring home prices.

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

Companies with at least 50 workers should be required to enroll them in some type of end-of-career savings plan, a Bipartisan Policy Center report suggests.

As Americans age and remain in the workforce longer, end of career planning is becoming ever more important. Cammack Retirement’s Michael Webb shares five recent movements in the space.