State-run retirement plans saving on Medicaid costs
A new report calls the plans a win-win by enhancing savings for workers while reducing money spent on public safety-net programs.
Retirement education
Why employers, employees should revisit their 401(k)
As the year gets into full swing, now is a great time for plan sponsors and participants to reevaluate the goals of their retirement plans.
Why employers, employees should revisit their 401(k)
As the year gets into full swing, now is a great time for plan sponsors and participants to reevaluate the goals of their retirement plans.
Benefits Think Start planning 401(k) financial wellness education
Plan sponsors should consider these best practices as they plan sessions with workers, says retirement adviser Robert Lawton.
Robert C. Lawton
Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants
Benefits Think Why financial wellness is becoming an even bigger benefit trend
More employers are embracing the idea that a financially aware and secure employee is a happier, healthier and more productive individual.
Andrew Brickman
Corporate Synergies
6 New Year’s resolutions for 401(k) plan sponsors
Employers should consider having a financial wellness education plan, the right investment adviser and full automation in place by year-end, says Robert Lawton.
How to leverage technology to simplify retirement administration
Customizable software, such as mobile apps, can empower plan sponsors, participants, says ADP’s Joe DeSilva.
Benefits Think How to best educate employees on 401(k)s, financial wellness
Plan sponsors should consider these best practices as they plan sessions with workers, says retirement adviser Robert Lawton.
Robert C. Lawton
Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants
10 ways to improve 401(k)s in 2017
Retirement expert Bob Lawton shares how leading-edge employers are strengthening their DC plans this year.
Benefits Think The 401(k) problem Americans refuse to solve
Bloomberg View Columnist Megan McArdle explores if the retirement savings plan was 'a tragic mistake.'
Megan McArdle
Bloomberg
Americans are putting billions more than usual in their 401(k)s
But employer auto-enrollment, rather than employee financial intelligence, may be the reason.
11 top priorities for DC plan sponsors in 2017
Retirement plan sponsors should focus on student loan repayments, the fiduciary rule and more in the coming year.
Market-return cash balance plans touted as retirement alternative
The plans bear closer resemblance to a DC model than their first-generation predecessor. But are they a realistic answer?
2016 in review: EBN’s Benny Award winners
These four benefits professionals were recognized this year for their efforts helping employees get healthier, smarter and more financially aware.
How millennials are redefining retirement
More than 8 in 10 young employees say they plan to work into retirement, which indicates a “fundamental shift.”
2016 in review: The year in retirement
Thanks to legal battles and federal regulations, plan sponsors have more to consider than ever before
Market-return cash balance plans touted as retirement alternative
Market-return plans bear closer resemblance to DC model than their first-generation predecessor. But are they a realistic answer?
Benefits Think 6 things to know about state auto-IRA programs
Employer role in these retirement savings plans is growing, says attorney Christine P. Roberts.
Christine Roberts
Mullen & Henzell LLP
7 retirement trends to watch in 2017
Increased financial wellness efforts, greater automation and recordkeeper consolidation should be on benefits professionals’ radar.
How millennials are redefining retirement
More than 8 in 10 young employees say they plan to work into retirement, which indicates a “fundamental shift.”
