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Preparing and paying for retirement is a key factor behind employers providing financial employees with financial education, and in motivating those employees to take advantage of it, says a recent study.
In “Financial Education for Today’s Workforce,” the International Foundation of Employee...
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While workers are now more secure in their retirement preparations than before the Great Recession, they still face a number of shortcomings, says a new report.
The Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies report, “A Retirement Security Retrospective: 2007 Versus 2017” illustrates the resilience...
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Pension indicators showed improvement last month, according to Hartland. The consulting firm found that pension liabilities are down and employer contributions increased during September.
Hartland’s Grant Guyuron reports that pension liabilities fell 1.1%-1.7%, according to the FTSE Pension...
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In what has traditionally been a bad month for stocks, the average 401(k) balance continued to gain ground in September.
According to estimates from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) based on the actual contribution records and investment choices of several million...
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Nearly one-third of Americans do not have an accurate handle on the state of their own finances, thinking they are either better or worse off than they actually are, according to a new study.
Prudential’s first ever Financial Wellness Census, which surveyed more than 3,000 U.S. adults, explores...
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Academics have long agonized over something they call the annuitization puzzle.
Simply stated, the thing academics can’t quite understand is the reluctance of American workers to embrace annuities as a distribution option for their retirement savings. Some of that is because they assume workers...
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There are many factors that affect a plan participant — or a prospective plan participant who has yet to join — and influence choices regarding retirement saving. A professor argues that employers and plan administrators would do well to be mindful of a factor many do not consider: individuals’...
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ASPPA is always providing information and insights that will be valuable to its members! Following is a summary of upcoming webcasts and events.
Live Webcasts
ASPPA Webcast: Operating Under the IRS Pre-Approved Plan Document Program
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
2:00 - 3:40 p.m. ET
Speaker: Richard...
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The latest issue of ASPPA’s Plan Consultant magazine has been posted on ASPPA Net.
“The Cybersecurity Issue” features a trio of in-depth feature articles on the growing threat that cyber crime poses to the retirement industry. The cover story, “Defensive Measures,” profiles steps that several...
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On Oct. 5, 2018, the American Retirement Association (ARA) filed a comment letter with Carol Weiser, Acting Benefits Tax Counsel at the Treasury Department, with recommendations on the implementation of updates to life expectancy and distribution period tables for purposes of required minimum...
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