Retirement

Drip marketing works. That's why employers need to continually show employees more and more reasons why they should save for retirement, using a variety of signs, email campaigns and text messaging.

Low earnings was identified as the number-one biggest roadblock (41%) for retirement, while the majority of Americans (53%) feel they're lagging behind their peers in savings, according to a new survey.

The idea of retiring on $100,000 a year should get employees' attention and can be a good lead-in to financial wellness training sessions on two of the "building blocks" of retirement – Social Security and investing in 401(k)s.

The ERISA Industry Committee, which represents the largest employers in the U.S., is calling on Congress to re-examine the premiums paid by companies that sponsor DB plans after recent federal pension bailouts.

Health savings accounts hold an important spot as a benefits program to help employees prepare for health care needs in retirement but women's investment balance lags behind men's by 15%, says a new BofA report.

In the new report released last week, the agency reveals it recovered $4.9 billion in overpayments but still has a $23 billion uncollected overpayment balance, despite repeated attempts to contact beneficiaries.