Retirement

57 percent of large employers (those with more than 1,000 workers) use auto-enrollment in their 401(k) plans.

According to a new Transamerica study, of the companies that currently don't offer a retirement plan 74 percent indicate they're "not at all likely" to offer a plan in the near future - a dramatic jump from 43 percent the prior year.

New analysis from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows the $5 billion allocated for a temporary reinsurance program for early retiree health benefits will likely run out two years before the program's 2014 end date.

A new study from Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust implies retirement plan sponsors need to do more to help employees focus on getting the most out of their retirement plan.

Over half of employers saw no increase in hardship withdrawals among their employees during 2009.