March is Women’s History Month in the U.S.! This month is dedicated to reflecting on the often-overlooked contributions of women to history in countless fields. The 2022 Women’s History Month theme… Read more >
Cara McMullin
March 1, 2022
401(k) Plans, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Public Plans, Retirement, U.S.employee benefits, retirement, retirement benefits, retirement plans, retirement readiness, retirement security
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Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald is the director of financial security research at the National Institute on Ageing (NIA), Ryerson University(Toronto). She is also a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
January 31, 2022
Canada, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Pensionscanada, Canada Pension Plan, retirement plans, retirement readiness, retirement security
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In my years compiling benchmarking data for the International Foundation, one of the most notable trends has been the decreasing prevalence of employer-sponsored defined benefit (DB) pension plans. In the… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
December 29, 2021
Communication, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Retirement, U.S.defined benefit pension plan, defined contribution plans, employee benefits, retirement, retirement plans, retirement security
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As the safekeeper of plan assets, custodians are among the service providers that multiemployer benefit plan trustees have a fiduciary duty to monitor. Yet plan custodians are not discussed as… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
May 24, 2021
Employee Benefits, ERISA, Investments, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement, U.S.ERISA, fiduciary, investments, multiemployer trustee boards, plan custodian, plan sponsors, retirement plans, trustee
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Federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL), have been busy issuing guidance on some of the more complex provisions of the Setting Every Community… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
May 10, 2021
401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Wellness, Regulatory, Retirement, U.S.adoption benefits, benefits for part-time employees, part-time employees, retirement, retirement benefits, retirement plans, retirement security, saving for retirement, SECURE Act, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, tax credit
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Retirement planning is an important exercise for everyone. And when you have only a modest retirement nest egg, there is little room for error when planning for how to make… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
April 15, 2021
401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement, U.S.DC plans, preparing for retirement, preretirement planning, retirement, retirement benefits, retirement plans, retirement readiness, retirement security, saving for retirement, social security
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The number of organizations offering defined contribution (DC) retirement plans has increased over the past two years, making them the primary retirement vehicle for an increasing share of the U.S…. Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
February 24, 2021
401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Financial Education, Retirement, U.S.401(k), 401(k) plan, automatic enrollment, DC plans, employee benefits, financial education, financial security, financial wellness, retirement, retirement plans, retirement readiness, retirement security, target-date funds
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The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to bring long-lasting changes to life in the United States, and those changes will be reflected in employee benefits. How COVID-19 could affect health, retirement… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
February 17, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployer, Paid Leave, U.S.childcare, coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, defined benefit pension plan, defined benefit plan, defined benefit plans, emergency savings, employee benefit trends, employee benefits, future of work, health care benefits, health care costs, health coverage, health coverage status, mental health coverage, multiemployer defined benefit plans, multiemployer defined contribution plans, paid leave, retirement, retirement plans, retirement security, telemedicine
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How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted employee benefits? The International Foundation has been tracking implications for workplaces across the country, providing a snapshot of the difficult decisions employers and their… Read more >
Anne Patterson
February 10, 2021
401(k) Plans, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Retirement, U.S.dental, employee benefit trends, employee benefits, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, Health Care, health insurance, mental health, mental health coverage, prescription drug benefits, retirement benefits, retirement plans, retirement security, survey, vision
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