by siteadmin | Mar 14, 2016 | financial, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
The Great Recession and the stock market collapse in 2008 set many employees back financially. Six years later, many still continue to work their way out of this challenging period. Financial stress has been heightened and a recent survey by the Society for Human...
by siteadmin | Mar 7, 2016 | 401k Insight, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
Lifetime Income Vs. Outliving Your Money Kelli Hueler, CEO and founder of Hueler Companies, a stable value consulting and data research firm, remembers when it first struck her. The next big risk for U.S. investors wasn’t a dramatic market decline, but...
by siteadmin | Feb 29, 2016 | 401k Insight, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
When investing in a 401(k) plan, many participants are unsure about what percentage of their salary they should contribute. Select an amount too low, and they risk not having sufficient savings for retirement. Select a percentage too high, and they fear not...
by siteadmin | Feb 20, 2016 | plan administration, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
According to a March 2014 Employee Benefit Research Institute survey, almost half of all workers without a retirement plan responded that they were not at all confident they would be financially secure in retirement. In contrast, only one out of 10 with a...
by siteadmin | Feb 7, 2016 | 401k Insight, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
According to industry publication Pension and Investments, cash balance plans are a growing segment of the defined benefit plan universe and could soon be as readily available as 401(k)s. A cash balance plan is a type of defined benefit plan funded by the employer...
by siteadmin | Feb 1, 2016 | 401k Insight, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
Since their introduction in the late 1970’s, 401k retirement plans have evolved into the primary retirement planning vehicle for many Americans. Recently there have been a number of developing trends with respect to 401k plans that bear watching as plan...
