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By Ted Godbout | 12/13/2021
While the current environment appears ripe for self-directed brokerage accounts (SDBAs) as various plan participants welcome the opportunity to select investments that reflect their values and priorities, plan sponsors should carefully consider the tradeoffs, a new study suggests.
While SDBAs...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/13/2021
The average per-employee cost of employer-sponsored health insurance saw the highest annual increase since 2010, as health benefit costs outpaced growth in inflation and workers’ earnings.
According to Mercer’s 2021 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, average costs for employer-...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/10/2021
Legislation supported by the American Retirement Association that would make permanent retirement plan tax relief measures following a presidentially declared disaster was introduced Dec. 9.
The bipartisan Disaster Retirement Savings Act, introduced by Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Mike Kelly (R...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/10/2021
While plan sponsors and DC specialists continue to share views on many aspects of plan support and service, a new survey finds that DC specialists have an opportunity to further demonstrate the value they provide.
According to the third edition of Voya Investment Management’s survey of plan...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/9/2021
Institutional investors are expressing confidence in the projected market conditions of 2022, but they also think individual investors are carelessly speculating on high-risk investments.
In fact, nearly half of institutional investors expect economic growth to return to pre-COVID levels in 2022...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/8/2021
Notwithstanding market volatility and concerns about rising inflation and the Omicron variant, November apparently was another light trading month for 401(k) investors.
On average, net daily trading activity was 0.009% of 401(k) balances and there were no days of above-normal activity, according...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/8/2021
A new survey finds that businesses are recovering steadily despite the lingering effects of the pandemic, but they also face a competitive labor market and are looking to employee benefits as a proactive response.
According to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index, smaller businesses...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/7/2021
Developing solutions for more Americans to have lifetime income options within their retirement plans is one of the Department of Labor’s key priorities for the coming year, according to Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.
As a keynote speaker at the opening of EBRI’s Winter Policy Forum, Townsend, who...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/7/2021
The pandemic has prompted 3 in 10 black Americans and nearly 4 in 10 Asian and Hispanic respondents to change or consider changing when they will retire, according to a recent study by the Society of Actuaries.
The organization’s second iteration of Financial Perspectives on Aging and Retirement...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/3/2021
While automatic enrollment is a foundational plan design feature that helps boost plan participation, a new study finds that engagement and savings rates can vary dramatically depending on how participants are enrolled.
In fact, plan participants who are auto-enrolled in workplace savings...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/3/2021
Driven by clients and missions that align with sustainable outcomes, incorporating the guiding principles of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their portfolios is a high priority for asset managers, according to new research.
Compiled from interviews conducted in the third quarter...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/3/2021
As many workplaces remain virtual ghost towns, new survey results shed some light on what’s discouraging staff from coming into the office. Spoiler alert: it’s not necessarily COVID-related.
In a recent study, many employees said they are working from home because of the greater work-life balance...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/2/2021
While overall customer satisfaction with wealth management mobile apps improved this past year, wealth management apparently still lags other industries when it comes to overall user experience.
According to J.D. Power’s 2021 U.S. Wealth Management Mobile App Satisfaction Study, wealth management...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/2/2021
President Biden’s nominee to lead the Employee Benefits Security Administration has moved one step closer to being confirmed.
Lisa Gomez, who was nominated by Biden in July to serve as Assistant Secretary for EBSA at the Department of Labor, was approved Dec. 2 by the Senate Health, Education,...
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By Ted Godbout | 12/1/2021
While most U.S. workers say they are saving for retirement through employer-sponsored plans or other means, a much smaller percentage say they are “very confident” they will be able to retire fully and comfortably.
According to the 320-page Compendium of Findings About the Retirement Outlook of U....
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By Ted Godbout | 12/1/2021
As competition for talent remains fierce, a recent study finds that a strong HR function is a critical driver of a company’s talent brand and vital to winning and retaining the best workers.
In a first-of-its-kind study by the ADP Research Institute (ADPRI), the organization constructed a metric—...
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By Ted Godbout | 11/30/2021
Total expenses for institutional investors have fallen 5% since 2015, according to Callan’s 2021 Cost of Doing Business Survey, marking the first decrease in the history of the survey.
Institutional investors paid an average of 54.2 basis points for total fund expenses, with the vast majority of...
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By Ted Godbout | 11/30/2021
While the debate over passive versus active investing deserves consideration, there are several other factors that can have a bigger impact over time, according to a new white paper from T. Rowe Price.
For many plan participants, a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) may be the first...
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By Ted Godbout | 11/24/2021
According to a Nov. 22 announcement by the program’s board, MarylandSaves will begin offering its new automatic workplace retirement and emergency savings program starting next summer.
Created by legislation that went into effect on July 1, 2016, MarylandSaves is a state-sponsored program that...
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By Ted Godbout | 11/23/2021
Despite many Americans admitting that they are behind schedule on saving for retirement, many also say they have been saving as much or more since the pandemic began.
According to a Bankrate survey of 2,225 American adults conducted from Oct. 20-22, 2021, nearly 63% of workers report that they...
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