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The 401k Advantage: Enhancing Recession Preparedness for Retirement Plans
As recessions become an inevitable part of the economic cycle, the responsibility of ERISA fiduciaries and 401k plan sponsors is clear. For plan sponsors, the answer lies in a proactive, hands-on approach. It’s about continuously reviewing plan design, investing in technology, and fostering a culture of financial literacy among participants.
How SECURE 3.0 Could Reshape the 401k Fiduciary Regulatory Landscape—and Why That’s a Good Thing
The blend of traditional and modern retirement plan types could evolve further with SECURE 3.0.
Social Security Reform Requires A Dual-Track Approach for Retirees and Future Workers
Proposals focus on recalibrating the program’s benefit formulas and exploring new contribution models to secure future solvency. Proponents argue that modernizing these aspects will help the program adapt to longer life spans and changing economic conditions without sacrificing current commitments.
Corporate Tax Incentives Congress Can Add To Encourage Greater Retirement Savings
If you look at headlines in the retirement industry trade press, rarely does a week go by when you don’t see an article lamenting the low retirement savings numbers. How do we change this?
Will Extending Tax Cuts Cost Retirement Savers?
Ironically, while some see lowering the savings limit as politically palatable because it impacts only a small segment of the population, that same fact reduces the effect of such a policy shift.
Summary of 2024: Navigating the Evolved Fiduciary Landscape for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries
2024 was a year of adaptation for retirement plan fiduciaries who navigated through regulatory changes, legal landscapes, and participant needs with a renewed focus on governance, liability management, and the holistic management of retirement plans.
Industry Pros Comment On ERISA Advisory Council Draft Recommendations
Here the intent is to make it possible for a plan/IRA to apply the QDIA safe harbor to involuntary rollovers. But how will this impact plan participants?
2024 Presidential Promises And Retirement Plans
Now that the conventions are over, it’s time to analyze policy positions. We have a Presidential election coming up that may have an impact on retirement savings. What might the impact be based on known policy positions? This would seem a bit of an uphill battle since one candidate hasn’t disclosed all her positions at […] Read Full Article
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