Viewpoints from John Hancock Retirement
As one of America’s most trusted financial brands, we believe everyone deserves the tools and guidance to achieve financial wellness and retire with confidence. We’ve made retirement plans work for nearly 50 years, and today we’re one of the largest full-service providers in the industry.
At John Hancock, we make retirement plans work.
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Financial wellness programs can help increase employee loyalty and reduce stress
Even before 2020 became a four-letter word, financial stress was on the rise among Americans—and the pandemic has made it worse. In our latest financial stress survey, we learned how employees feel about financial programs and the types of help they’d like from their employers.
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Lowering the cost of financial stress to employers and its impact on workers
For seven years, we’ve surveyed our participants to learn about their financial stressors. During the pandemic, they're looking for help finding their resiliency, both financial and emotional, so that when normal returns, they’re ready to move forward.
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What's a defined benefit plan?
Find out about the advantages and responsibilities associated with sponsoring a defined benefit pension plan.
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The impact of COVID-19 on the markets and 401(k) balances as of September
Learn how markets and participants are responding to continued uncertainty.
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Financial stress during the pandemic—yes, it’s gone up
For seven years, we’ve tracked the financial stress of our retirement plan participants, recognizing the impact that overall finances have on retirement savings. The COVID-19 pandemic is now changing our lives and stressing personal finances in ways we haven’t seen before.
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Interim final rule on the SECURE Act’s lifetime income illustrations for defined contribution plans
The DOL has issued new lifetime income disclosure rules for defined contribution plans.
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A closer look at the DOL’s safe harbor eDelivery rule
The U.S. Department of Labor has provided final rules for eDelivery that ERISA plan sponsors should follow.
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How to achieve positive flow with 401(k) optimization
Here’s an approach for optimizing the 401(k)s you manage.
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Six months of market volatility and COVID-19: reflections from August 2020
After six months of pandemic-related economic and market uncertainty—a look at what retirement plan participants have experienced and what actions they’ve taken.
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Best practices for your next 401(k) RFP to assess relationship management
Many of the questions that are asked in a recordkeeping request for proposal (RFP) haven’t changed much over the years. The next time you send out an RFP, consider new questions you might use to assess the value and service you can expect from your new recordkeeper and relationship manager.
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