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The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act could slightly accelerate the depletion of Social Security trust funds, said Karen Glenn, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration.
The Washington, DC-based firm which provides retirement benefits designed specifically for public sector workers announced plans to lower its investment costs across a broad range of the firm’s equity ...
The retirement world has been anxiously awaiting (some with trepidation) for the presumed expansion of access to private market and crypto investments by defined contribution plans.
An executive order (EO) from President Donald Trump concerning private securities and digital assets is expected as soon as today. The EO is expected to cover both private placements and digital ...
A(nother) federal judge has dismissed a(nother) suit filed alleging a fiduciary breach regarding the use of plan forfeitures to offset employer contributions – for the moment.
The Department of Labor (DOL) proposed to rescind a regulatory safe harbor on July 1 for being “unnecessary.” However, the safe harbor is highly valued by lifetime income providers and sponsors.
A casino in Vegas may not have a clock, but the Nevada Employee Savings Trust (NEST) certainly does — and it’s about to chime for employers in the Silver State that do not offer a retirement plan.
Responding to a call from a financial advisor in Washington, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center (RLC) address the differences between 457(b) and 457(f) plans for a tax-exempt ...
Optimism tempered with a dose of uncertainty sums up the attitude of a substantial number of retirement savers. At least that’s according to a recent analysis of thousands of plan participants.
Despite numerous reports over the years of escalating health care costs, many Americans say they have never considered the costs of health care in retirement.
According to Voya, a solid majority of plan participants told them that they considered themselves somewhat or very prepared for retirement. More specifically, 70% said they were prepared; 55% said ...
President Donald J. Trump issued a widely anticipated executive order today that would make it easier to include private market investments (including debt, equity, credit, and infrastructure) and ...