Benefits Leadership in Retirement Planning award: A post-career touchdown
When it comes to financial fitness, Bahati VanPelt aims to have retired NFLers be as successful off the field as they were on it.
Retirement education
Benefits Think Why retirement portability should become employers’ next big focus
Plan participants cash out retirement funds at alarming rates, and participants need to have services available to help them make good decisions at the time of a job change, says Retirement Clearinghouse’s Spencer Williams.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
Retirement Adviser of the Year Rob Massa: A strategic vision
EBA's pick celebrates 25 years improving best practices, such as separating investment and operational plan functions.
Benefits Think Retirement plan rollover rules relaxed
The “I-lost-it” excuse may actually work. This revenue procedure provides taxpayers with a new mechanism to facilitate a rollover, even if a technical failure to comply with the 60-day rule has occurred.
Jorge M. Leon
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Benefits Think How plan sponsors should respond to 401(k) money market fund rules
Tips to get ready for the Oct. 14 changes from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Robert C. Lawton
Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants
How one campaign is pushing workers to save for retirement
The America Saves program encourages people of modest incomes to save and build wealth. The group’s director of investor protection Barbara Roper explains why employers should get involved.
Harmonious benefit plans lead to higher employee engagement
Striking the right balance between plan offerings can better prepare employees for a successful retirement.
Benefits Think No such thing as a free retirement plan
Plan sponsors need to be especially focused on not only the expenses they pay, but also how they pay them, says columnist John Ludwig.
John Ludwig
LHD Retirement
The 401(k) is wreaking havoc on retirement
The shift away from pensions means “double disadvantages for the less educated,” a study finds.
How one campaign is pushing workers to save for retirement
The America Saves program encourages people of modest incomes to save and build wealth. The group’s director of investor protection Barbara Roper explains why employers should get involved.
Harmonious benefit plans lead to higher employee engagement
Striking the right balance between plan offerings can better prepare employees for a successful retirement.
Workers still lack confidence they can retire
The insecurity is leading to numerous opportunities for plan sponsors to engage employees in planning.
Benefits Think No such thing as a free retirement plan
Plan sponsors need to be especially focused on not only the expenses they pay, but also how they pay them, says columnist John Ludwig.
John Ludwig
LHD Retirement
Capital One adds 401(k) platform for small employers
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.
How a small startup’s benefits plan fosters a culture of happiness
Söoryen Technologies offers 401(k) plan, unlimited vacation policy as part of its employee package.
Capital One adds 401(k) platform for small employers
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.
Parents say they’d sacrifice retirement to send kids to college
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.
Benefits Think Late retirement windfall lays trap for plan sponsors
Potential cost increases within DB plans attributable to late retirement should be fully understood, says Principal’s Mike Clark.
Mike Clark
Principal Financial Group
Can pets help boost retirement savings?
A MassMutual marketing campaign promotes 401(k) savings with pictures of cats and dogs.
Changing jobs? Don’t let them forget 401(k) accounts: Retirement Scan
Why they should stay up-to-date with mergers and the financial difficulties of their past employers.
