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3 mistakes new IRA beneficiaries are making
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2020
3 mistakes new IRA beneficiaries are making

Stretch IRA or 10-year rule? Advisers need to explain to clients which set of tax rules applies

Estate tax strategies heading into the election
RETIREMENT OPINION OCT 29, 2020
Estate tax strategies heading into the election

A new administration could mean estate tax changes happen sooner than expected

Most investors regret tapping 401(k)s early — but would do it again
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 28, 2020
Most investors regret tapping 401(k)s early — but would do it again

COVID-19 could lead more workers to take money out of retirement accounts, according to a survey from Edelman Financial Engines

Bipartisan retirement bill would increase RMD age to 75
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 27, 2020
Bipartisan retirement bill would increase RMD age to 75

The measure would build on the SECURE Act, but its legislative path is uncertain

DOL posts record financial recoveries for benefits plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 27, 2020
DOL posts record financial recoveries for benefits plans

More than $3 billion was returned in fiscal 2020 through investigations, voluntary corrections and other programs, according to the agency

Collapse of three-legged stool threatens retirement security
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 27, 2020
Collapse of three-legged stool threatens retirement security

The worsening outlook will likely trigger 401(k), Social Security reform

AIG to split off life insurance and retirement unit, names new CEO
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
AIG to split off life insurance and retirement unit, names new CEO

Peter Zaffino, currently the company's president, will succeed current CEO Brian Duperreault March 1

Demand for financial wellness is overwhelming
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
Demand for financial wellness is overwhelming

Plan sponsors want the services for their participants, but wellness has done little to help people improve their financial lives

Americans worry inflation will make retirement unaffordable
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
Americans worry inflation will make retirement unaffordable

59% of those surveyed by Allianz believe rising costs will prevent them from enjoying life in retirement

INmail: Social Security do-over options
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
INmail: Social Security do-over options

Someone who has been collecting Social Security for more than a year can't stop her benefits now, but she might be able to in the future.

160 at MassMutual face layoffs due to Empower deal
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2020
160 at MassMutual face layoffs due to Empower deal

About 90% of a group of 2,000 MassMutual workers have been informed that they will receive job offers, according to the companies

Auto-IRA states, AARP blast CalSavers lawsuit claims
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2020
Auto-IRA states, AARP blast CalSavers lawsuit claims

Oregon, Illinois and others are backing California in a legal attack on the state's auto-IRA system, while the Trump administration has taken the opposite side

UBS rolls out small-business 401(k) fiduciary program
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2020
UBS rolls out small-business 401(k) fiduciary program

The firm is also adding student-loan guidance for workplace wealth clients

Empower Retirement posts $110 billion in new-client sales
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2020
Empower Retirement posts $110 billion in new-client sales

The No. 2 record keeper added smaller adviser-sold plans as well as megaplans

401(k) record keepers near final stage of ‘consolidation curve’
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
401(k) record keepers near final stage of ‘consolidation curve’

There are lessons from numerous other industries that have gone through the full consolidation process

Fiduciary insurance costs soar amid new 401(k) litigation
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
Fiduciary insurance costs soar amid new 401(k) litigation

It is arguably a scary time to be a retirement plan sponsor, and many might forgo liability coverage

Pandemic fuels retirement fears, study finds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
Pandemic fuels retirement fears, study finds

The majority of workers affected by COVID-19 are pessimistic, a Wells Fargo study shows

Labor Department moves at 'warp speed' on ESG rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
Labor Department moves at 'warp speed' on ESG rule

The proposed rule, which would make it more difficult for retirement plans to invest in ESG, was submitted to the White House last week

More participation equals more savings, Fidelity study of retirement plans finds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2020
More participation equals more savings, Fidelity study of retirement plans finds

Workers enrolled in both stock purchase plans and company 401(k)s tend to save more

Bill would let 403(b)s use PEPs
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2020
Bill would let 403(b)s use PEPs

There could be even more demand for pooled employer plans from nonprofit organizations than from the for-profit side