An increasing number of states are not content to limit education concerning retirement readiness to only people who can vote — which will help lay the groundwork for those who are young now to ...

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) stands to receive $10 million less in 2026 than it did Fiscal Year 2025 amid the Trump Administration’s continuing cuts to ...

In its recently released final report on improving qualified default investment alternatives, the ERISA Advisory Council (EAC) recommended that the Department of Labor (DOL) should issue guidance on ...

Access to a DC plan was highest in three categories: (1) information-related occupations (91%); (2) financial activities (89%); and manufacturing (83%). It was below 70% in only two: construction (68% ...

Ready for some good news on the retirement savings front? Fidelity Investments’ latest release, covering the first quarter of 2025, reports that the total 401 (k) savings rate increased to a record 14 ...

At her confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on June 3, Janet Dhillon — nominated by President Trump on March 10 to be the new Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ...

“After ten years of underperformance, a loyal and prudent fiduciary would have removed the fund from the Plans,” the suit asserts. “But instead, the TIAA Defendants kept the fund in the Plans, and the ...

The June 5 Senate HELP Committee hearing will also consider the nominations of Penny Schwinn to be Deputy Secretary of Education; Kimberly Richey to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the ...

EBSA casts its part in the new opinion letter program as part of a broader effort. The compliance assistance it provides through advisory opinions and information letters, it says, are “a vital part” ...

Engagement: You put a ring on it! No, not the vows — with your clients. Industry experts recently offered their insights on the importance of a service provider being engaged with clients, as well as ...

Social Security remains a staple of retirement expectations and security, challenges or no. An industry expert recently offered ideas concerning ways to optimize the benefits of the enduring mainstay ...

The survey found that, in general, employees tend to favor receiving financial education in a “personalized and private setting.” The majority prefer one-on-one sessions with a financial professional, ...