Retirement

Small businesses could offer 401(k) plans under proposed DOL rule

10/30/2018

An Oct. 22 DOL statement said the proposed rule would ease restrictions on the kinds of employers that can provide 401(k) retirement benefits via so-called association retirement plans.

4 plan features crucial to 401(k) wealth-building

10/30/2018

Employer-sponsored retirement plans are most successful at building employee wealth if they feature these four things.

One-third of workers will retire comfortably by age 67

10/16/2018

If current employee savings trends continue, half of workers will need to wait for retirement until at least age 70 to be considered financially prepared, according to findings from a new survey by the Aon consulting firm.

Snapshot: Reality check: When will you really retire?

10/10/2018

Life has a way of interfering with employees’ retirement plans.

Employees value retirement planning advice at work

09/18/2018

Workers welcome their employers’ help when planning for retirement, according to a new report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

IRS opens door to using 401(k)s to pay off employees’ student loans

09/11/2018

The IRS has voiced its support for using funds set aside in an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan to pay down student debt.

Snapshot: Less than 50% satisfied with comp & benefits

09/11/2018

Most U.S. employees are satisfied with their jobs and employers. Other than vacation leave, however, fewer than half are positive about pay and benefits.

Small business retirement plans get boost from executive order

09/04/2018

The order calls on the Department of Labor to explore how to expand multiple employer plans, allowing unrelated businesses to band together to jointly sponsor retirement plans.

Ensure employees know of retirement plan rollover rules change

08/06/2018

As a result of a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the rollover distribution rules are now more relaxed for rollovers of defaulted loans resulting from plan terminations or a participant’s failure to repay a loan upon severance from employment.

Snapshot: Almost all employers offer retirement benefits

07/17/2018

95% of employers offer one or more retirement plans. For most, those are defined-contribution plans such as 401(k)s and 403(b)s.