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Retirement Plan Participation Showed Small Declines in 2008; Full Impact of the Economic Downturn Yet to Be Measured

2009-11-05 00:00:00.0

Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2008

2009-11-05 00:00:00.0

Participation in employment-based retirement plans decreased by small amounts for most categories of workers in 2008, but those with the strongest connection to the work force experienced the smallest decline: 0.5 percentage point, according to a study released by the EBRI. Additional decreases are possible in 2009–2010, depending on economic trends, the study adds. Press release

401(k) Asset Allocation and Participant Age in 2008

2009-11-05 00:00:00.0

Employer Contributions Shifting in Consumer-Driven Health Plans

2009-11-03 00:00:00.0

'Availability, Contributions, Account Balances, and Rollovers in Account-Based Health Plans, 2006–2009' and 'Retirement Plan Participation and Asset Allocation, 2007'

2009-11-03 00:00:00.0

Among the roughly 4 percent of covered Americans who have so-called “consumer-driven” health plans, contributions to the plans by their employers are shifting: Workers with employee-only coverage have seen their annual employer contributions decrease, while those with family coverage have seen their annual employer contributions increase, according to a new survey released by EBRI. Press release

Impact of Market Activity on 401(k) Account Balances

2009-10-29 00:00:00.0

How Does Union Membership Affect Health Insurance Coverage?

2009-10-28 00:00:00.0

How the Retirement Plan System Has Changed Over Time

2009-10-21 00:00:00.0

How Housing, Credit Card Debt Have Changed Over Time

2009-10-15 00:00:00.0

Debt Levels Increase for Those In or Near Retirement

2009-10-08 00:00:00.0

“Debt of the Elderly and Near Elderly, 1992–2007,” and “The Relationship Between Union Status and Employment-Based Health Benefits”

2009-10-08 00:00:00.0

Debt levels of those in or near retirement age are heading up: Among elderly families—and especially among the lower-income elderly—housing debt in particular is rising, according to a new study by EBRI. For some age groups, a significant percentage has debt levels beyond the threshold considered problematic. Press release

New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market; Despite Losses, Ongoing Contributions Pay Off in 5-Year Account Growth

2009-10-06 00:00:00.0

401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2008

2009-10-06 00:00:00.0

American workers who held 401(k) accounts consistently from 2003 through 2008 suffered a 24.3 percent average drop in their account balance during 2008’s bear market, according to a report released today by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and the Investment Company Institute (ICI). These consistent participants saw their average account balances increase at an annual rate of 7.2 percent over five years, even after the 2008 losses, according to the study. The account balances include ongoing worker contributions, employer contributions, and investment gains and losses. Press release

Why Are Americans Delaying Retirement Date?

2009-10-01 00:00:00.0

How Distribution of IRA Assets Has Changed Over Time

2009-09-23 00:00:00.0

Employment-Based Health Coverage, Still Dominant in the U.S., Continues Slow Erosion

2009-09-21 00:00:00.0

Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured: Analysis of the March 2009 Current Population Survey

2009-09-21 00:00:00.0

Although employment-based health insurance remains the most common form of health insurance coverage in the United States, the most recent data show it continues to slowly erode—and current trends indicate it will continue doing so, according a new analysis by EBRI. Press release

Impact of Individual Account Retirement Plan Ownership on Family Net Worth

2009-09-17 00:00:00.0

Impact of Market Activity on 401(k) Account Balances

2009-09-16 00:00:00.0

Health Insurance Coverage by Age Group

2009-09-10 00:00:00.0