Retirement education

Edukate’s Chris Witlow discusses the importance of finding the right benefits to keep workers financially fit.

The managed account provider will partner with the recordkeeper to expand its financial advice and investment management services.

High living costs and lack of saving opportunities in the workplace are preventing many from building up a nest egg.

Auto enrollment of 401(k) plans could have saved the Keystone State millions to help employees who failed to save for their post-work years.

Convincing younger workers they need to prepare for their post-work years can be a challenge. Here’s how adviser can reach their distracted clients.

Younger employees need coaxing and encouragement to save for the future.

Younger employees need coaxing and encouragement to save for the future.

Advisers are not required to find the best investment for clients -- only what is considered in their best interest.

To help employees secure their financial futures, firms should consider their benefits package, worker needs and education efforts.

To help employees secure their financial futures, firms should consider their benefits package, worker needs and education efforts.

Clients should embrace auto-enrollment, automatically increase employee contributions each year and continually educate workers about 401(k) benefits.

Plan sponsors should limit the number of fund selections, provide more fixed income choices and offer index options.

It’s a good time to remind plan sponsors to adhere to long-term investing techniques built upon discipline and best-practices.

Employers should embrace auto-enrollment, automatically increase employee contributions each year and continually educate workers about 401(k) benefits.

Auto-enrollment, auto-escalation, participant investment advice and Roth 401(k) availability are among the important traits of a plan.

More employers will stretch matching contributions, include HSA information in education sessions and incorporate behavioral economics/finance elements in plan design.

Advisers must make the case that stable value funds are a good fit to include in defined contribution plans for risk-averse employees.

GE’s pension deficit has gotten so big, a misstep could risk leaving the separate units with commitments they ultimately can’t afford to pay.

Nearly 60,000 workers and recent retirees of the health insurance giant will get a retirement plan boost.

Using lowest-cost share classes, performing an annual investment fund review and distributing required fee notices are among best practices.