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Plan Participants Want Lifetime Income Options But Few Plans Offer Them

By Fred Barstein / Adaptability, auto enroll, Auto Portability, Collective Investment Trust, Confidence, DC Plan Sponsors, Employee happiness, esg funds, Fiduciary, Financial Wellness, Improving Outcomes, investment, Life expectancy, Lifetime Income Options, Retirement Income, retirement income annuity, Retirement Savings Concern, Target Date Fund

Although 93% of 401(k) participants say it’s important for their plans to provide lifetime income options like annuities, most plans still only offer lump sum...

Boost Employee Productivity and Retention with Emergency Savings Benefits

By Fred Barstein / 401k News, benefit education, Benefits integration, Change, DC Plan Sponsors, DC plans, Emergency Savings, Employee engagement, Employee happiness, financial stress management, Financial Wellness, Health & Wellness, healthcare, inflation concerns, Recruiting and Retaining Talent

Financial stress is silently eroding your workforce—97% of employees are feeling the pinch, and it’s hitting your bottom line with increased absenteeism and plummeting productivity. ...

401(k) Managed Accounts Can Help Improve Gen X Retirement Readiness

By Fred Barstein / 401(k) Managed Accounts, 401k Monitoring, 401k News, boosting 401(k) contributions, Communication, Consolidation, Convergence, DC Plan Sponsors, Employee happiness, Fiduciary, Financial Wellness, Gen X, healthcare, investment, Managed Accounts, Retirement Income, Retirement Readiness

Gen X workers (ages 44-59) face unique hurdles on their path to retirement. As the “Sandwich Generation,” they’re often simultaneously caring for both children and...

Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs): A Simpler Path to Retirement Plans?

By Fred Barstein / 401k News, Adaptability, Auto Portability, Benefits integration, Change, Changing dynamics, Convergence, DC Plan Sponsors, DC plans, Employee happiness, employer match, Financial Security, Financial Wellness, PEP, PEPs, Target Date Funds

Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) offer small to mid-sized employers a streamlined way to manage retirement benefits by joining a larger, shared plan overseen by a...

Why Timing Matters: The Power of Vesting in Employee Retention

By Fred Barstein / Company Contributions and Vesting, Employee engagement, Employee feedback, Employee happiness, Financial Wellness, Financial Wellness, Ideal Plan, Improving Outcomes, incentivizing financial meetings, multi-generational workforce, office environment, onboarding, Plan design, Plan Participation, recruiting, Recruiting and Retaining Talent, vesting, Vesting

Why Timing Matters: The Power of Vesting in Employee Retention Vesting schedules may seem like a small detail in retirement plan design, but they can...