Investment Instruments

Younger employees looking to build a steady retirement plan have shown interest in stable value funds, as well as Boomers looking to steady their savings.

A round-up of the weeks employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web

Despite market volatility during the past four years, people in their 20s are actually investing more in equities in their 401(k) plans than previous generations did at the same age, according to research by Vanguard Center for Retirement Research.

Encouraging participant involvement means offering education and clarity. For independent advisors, that may be a tough path to take.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division was named "Retirement Leader of the Year" at the 19th Annual Mutual Fund Industry Awards held in New York on April 5.

The financial crisis of 2008 had an unintended consequence which was that employers stopped putting matching contributions in their employees 401(k) accounts.