Rise in self-employed boosting solo 401(k), SEP IRA usage
As the number of freelance and contract workers increase, so does the demand for more versatile retirement savings options.
Retirement income
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
Rise in self-employed boosting solo 401(k), SEP IRA usage
As the number of freelance and contract workers increase, so does the demand for more versatile retirement savings options.
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.
Benefits Think Will there be more fiduciary rule victories?
The big question is whether any decisions upholding the DOL rule will be nullified by actions of the new Trump administration, says benefits lawyer Carol Buckmann.
Carol Buckmann
Cohen & Buckmann PC
Benefits Think How plan sponsors can debunk two common retirement savings myths
Plan participants should know how to roll-over their 401(k), says Retirement Clearinghouse’s Spencer Williams.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
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
Calpers may move up to $30B in-house as pension cuts fees
Chief investment officer says internal management gives taxpayers ‘a great deal.'
7 retirement trends employers can expect in 2017
Stricter guidelines around 401(k) loans, more online and on-demand benefits education and regulatory changes are emerging themes this year, says Fidelity’s Meghan Murphy.
Benefits Think Why defined benefit sponsors should diminish return expectations
Expected investment returns in DB plans aren’t what they used to be, says The Principal’s Mike Clark.
Mike Clark
Principal Financial Group
Corporate pension plan funding levels flatline in 2016
Despite a post-election rally on Wall Street, Willis Towers Watson analysis finds that companies remain slow to fully contribute to their plans.
Benefits Think A little optimism on the future of retirement
Retirees may be forgiven for indulging in nostalgia, but all too often our thinking about retirement falls prey to that vice.
Ramesh Ponnuruis
Bloomberg Views
Benefits Think How auto-portability can improve retirement readiness for a mobile workforce
The tech-based innovation can help workers keep money in their retirement plans and relieve record-keepers from the challenges presented by small accounts.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
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.
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.
Corporate pension plan funding levels flat-line in 2016
Despite a post-election rally on Wall Street, Willis Towers Watson analysis finds that companies remain slow to fully contribute to their plans.
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: 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?
