Retirement readiness

It’s not uncommon today for retirement to last 20 or 30 years. And yet, more than half of all working-age households are inadequately prepared for retirement, says Prudential’s Christine Marcks.

Understanding retirement plan administrative requirements, including those around audits and service providers, is essential.

The Alameda County Community Food bank in Oakland, California, works with SimpleFi to offer workers a unique financial wellness benefit.

User-friendly websites and technologies in use by firms such as Charles Schwab and Transamerica are easing retirement planning.

Many plan sponsors and providers may need to rethink the direction they’ve been heading. What’s worked in the past may not work going forward, says BlackRock’s Anne Ackerley.

They’re a ‘great resource' to ensure employers keep up with compliance obligations and know where they stand, says The Principal’s Aaron Friedman.

Technology offers simplicity, transparency, mobility and portability, and advisers should embrace it, says Chad Parks.

How does having a big slug of student debt actually hurt the ability to prepare for a comfortable retirement?

New strategies advisers and their employer clients can use to help 401(k) participants weather market volatility and safeguard their nest eggs in the process.

The wealth management company launches an online benefit marketplace, seeing an opportunity to serve small to midsized employers that are increasingly looking for health and retirement alternatives.