Remy Samuels

Understanding retirement-related topics like Medicare coverage and life expectancy were most difficult for respondents, according to TIAA and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center.

The alarming pay gap between newly drafted basketball players in the WNBA and the NBA provides an opportunity to examine the negative impact of low compensation on building retirement savings.

By collecting more personal data beyond just age, recordkeepers have an opportunity to offer personalized target-date funds.

Fourteen plan sponsors have already signed on to offer the guaranteed income product, which functions like a target-date fund, to their employees.

Fiduciary Exchange LLC announces the launch of FIDX; CAPTRUST selects CAIS to consolidate its alternative investment products; Vontobel launches an international equity fund.

Workers and retirees expressed more confidence in their wages, but many are still concerned about inflation, emergency savings and having guaranteed income in retirement.

Wage growth may be helping people feel more confident in retirement savings, but guaranteed income in retirement is still a concern, according to an annual EBRI report.

As women face a bigger uphill battle when it comes to retirement savings, many expressed support for the return of pension plans and government support for making long-term care more affordable in retirement.

Staffers have varying degrees of experience with retirement plans, so providing training and education is vital when managing a benefits team.

This is the third case that law firm Schlichter Bogard LLP has brought against a company following a pension risk transfer with Athene in the last few months.