Retirement readiness

Advisers need to view themselves as more than just the overseers of plan compliance and administration and step up as the champions of a competitive organization.

A recent trend has seen DB plan sponsors transferring a portion of their plan obligations to insurance companies through the purchase of annuity contracts for the benefit of affected participants.

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Giving employees the right tools and advice can help to address the retirement savings gap, Mercer says.

Factors such as increased longevity, income inequality and pension-fund shortfalls have caused Americans to be in a worse position for their post-work years.

The Kentucky firm wants plan sponsors and participants to better understand their retirement options.

Employees have some simple but significant false ideas about their retirement plans. And employers need to do a better job addressing them during education sessions.

Employees will have more money in retirement if they contribute to the right savings account.

The Kentucky firm wants plan sponsors and participants to better understand their retirement options.

With the help of SmartDollar, employees have paid off $522,000 in debt and saved $568,000 over two years.