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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has updated its Pension Insurance Data Tables concerning its Single-Employer and Multiemployer Programs. Overall, there is good news in the new figures.
The tables summarize information on PBGC’s Single-Employer and Multiemployer Insurance Programs...
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How well do you (think you) know your significant other?
The passage of time—shared experiences and the process of getting to know each other reveals much—and yet I learned something new about my partner of some four decades just last week!
That brought to mind one of the favorite game shows of...
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Georgia may join sister states in establishing a state-run retirement plan to provide coverage for private-sector employees whose employers do not, if a measure now before the Senate is enacted.
Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R-52) introduced SB 477 on Feb. 9, 2024. It calls for the creation of the Peach...
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While workplace retirement plans are becoming an expectation for employees, the results of a new survey show there are multiple areas where savers are seeking additional support.
In fact, according to Vestwell’s annual Savings Industry Report, four emerging trends for 2024 all point to a growing...
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OregonSaves, the first state-run program to provide retirement plan coverage to employees whose private-sector employers do not, is devoting $5 million to coverage for childcare providers. The Oregon Retirement Savings Board and State Treasurer Tobias Read made the announcement on Feb. 12.
In...
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Student loan debt has long been said to be a drag on retirement saving, and a just-released report adds fuel to the fire.
Not only is student loan debt an immediate and long-term financial burden, it also has a “statistically significant” effect on retirement accounts, says a new issue brief by...
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Greater longevity than in the past is a good thing, as is concurrent big picture improvement in finances. But periodic economic challenges do take place, which can spell trouble—especially for retirees who did not save enough.
A substantial majority of retirees in a study by Clever Real Estate—68...
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A recent survey that looked at how employers and benefits providers can succeed with Gen Z finds that the generation is not all that different from their older counterparts.
According to The Standard’s research, Gen Z largely wants what other generations want: near- and long-term financial...
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An industry-leading benchmark study of non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans finds that, while recruitment and retention continue to be the top goal for offering NQDC plans, other reasons for doing so are rising quickly in the ranks.
Though these plans are still primarily used to...
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While inflation and market volatility eased somewhat over the past year, that hasn’t necessarily resulted in a boost to American workers’ retirement and financial confidence.
According to PGIM’s new RetireWell Confidence Index, workers’ retirement and financial confidence have lingered at “below...
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