Participation in retirement plans continues to grow, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) indicates in its most recent report. The increase in participation is not dramatic. But while the growth ...

Dallas Salisbury, President Emeritus and Retired CEO of Employee Benefit Research Institute, argued that although members on Capitol Hill were critical to the passing of ERISA, it would not have ...

Retirement income appears to be at the center in a new study that evaluates viewpoints on key retirement and investment trends from 35 leading consultant and advisory firms.

Help employees put plans in place. In 2023 research, Nationwide found that a strong majority of employees who are close to retirement – 88% – told them that they felt “more in control” of their ...

The 2025 limits will reflect increases in the CPI-U from the third quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of 2024. The figures cannot be finalized until after September CPI-U values are published in ...

Yet another national employer faces a lawsuit over a fiduciary breach in its use of plan forfeitures – with some significant differences in the specific allegations. In this case, Jason Sievert, Tracy ...

By several measures, pension risk transfer costs have been down for the past several months, but the overall trend concerning PRTs still is up in the longer term, at least for now. Pension risk ...

Participant loans, while a popular plan provision, can often be the cause of headaches for plan sponsors and plan consultants alike! Knowing that for many Plan Sponsors offering loans is a "must." How ...

After a life-altering car crash, the Blue Benefits Consulting president reflects on the change and resilience she’s experienced over the past year.

Who decides when money can come out of a retirement plan? When can the participant take money out? How much is available for distribution? What payment types are available? What is the amount subject ...

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