Defined Contribution

A majority of retirement plan participants feel confident about their investment decisions but pessimistic about their retirement outlook.

By offering a number of risk-based options, employers are more likely to meet everyones retirement objectives.

Establishing best practices across all areas of DC plan management is critical as they have become the primary savings vehicle for many U.S. workers.

For workers in the 45 to 54 age group, those with the longest tenure saw gains of 44 percent, while those with 10 to 19 years of service, saw growth of 51.5 percent.

The organization, which is the largest independent securities regulator in the U.S., warned that it will make reviewing firm practices in this area a top priority in 2014.

Our columnist shares the second batch of 401(k) news stories he believes were the most compelling in the past year.