Retirement

Employers should embrace a number of methods — from wearables and high-tech tools to phone calls and printed materials — to meet workers “where they are."

When breaches occur, regulatory ramifications can be as complex as the reputational damage to all parties involved will be great.

Retirees are automatically enrolled in Medicare by the time they reach 65 if they are already collecting their Social Security benefits.

Plan sponsors should limit loans to hardship criteria, allow just one at a time and refer potential borrowers to an employee assistance program for financial counseling.

Those who leave the workforce are automatically enrolled in Medicare by the time they reach 65 if they are already collecting their Social Security benefits.

Advisers and trade groups are monitoring congressional talk reexamining the tax-favored standing of workplace savings plans.

Workers with 401(k)s are 15 times more likely to save, but many employees, particularly those at small businesses, don’t have access to the retirement plans.

When breaches occur, regulatory ramifications can be as complex as the reputational damage to all parties involved will be great.

Couples would be better off retiring at the same time, as they face major life changes together. And leaving a career-driven spouse at home in retirement can throw a marriage out of whack.

Employees with grinding financial woes are tapping into their retirement accounts at alarming rates. It has an impact on employers, too.

Couples would be better off retiring at the same time, as they face major life changes together. And leaving a career-driven spouse at home in retirement can throw a marriage out of whack.

Aon Hewitt’s Rob Austin sounds off on what employers are doing to get the most bang for their benefits buck.

The financial stressors that are most important to workers are not being addressed, says Mark Singer.

Emotion-driven decisions may result in portfolios that retirees find palatable, but they are also likely to result in lower returns.

Brokers who continue to ask questions regarding financial stability and savings can engage participants in new ways, said SPARK National Conference panelists.

Aon Hewitt’s Rob Austin sounds off on what employers are doing to get the most bang for their benefits buck.

Employees with grinding financial woes are tapping into their retirement accounts at alarming rates. It has an impact on employers, too.

Retirement sponsors need to put a stop to tens of billions of dollars leaving the nation’s retirement system due to cash-outs.

Low-cost passive index funds and sticking to an asset allocation plan even during a market downturn overcame some common pitfalls.

Retirement sponsors need to put a stop to tens of billions of dollars leaving the nation’s retirement system due to cash-outs.