Defined Contribution

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.

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.

Financial wellness has emerged as a game-changer – and the new retirement legislation is making new employer offerings, such as student debt relief or emergency savings funds, more cost-effective than ever to implement.

Once a leader in the shift away from defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans in the U.S. in the '80s and '90s, the tech giant is now taking a different approach by switching employees to a Retirement Benefit Account.