Retirement

Business-owner clients who sponsor these retirement vehicles have a responsibility to keep them up to date.

As benefits professionals seek to optimize participant engagement and retirement readiness in 2026, they should consider how participants reacted to market trends in 2025.

Millennials, in particular, are leaning more on resources like their company's HR team, retirement plan providers, and financial advisors to guide their decisions.

The breach potentially exposed nearly 600 clients' data, a state regulator warns.

In fact, 82% of hourly workers with access to a plan are saving, while 75% of those without access aren't saving at all.

On average, Gen Xers expect to retire with $711,771 saved — far short of the $1,116,747 they believe is necessary for a comfortable retirement.