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Proposals to address the solvency of Social Security are almost as numerous as the warnings about it, writes John Iekel in MarketBeat; he discusses a recent report by the Congressional Research Service that examines the potential impact of some steps that could be taken.
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Tech Talk discusses recurring remedial amendment cycles in light of Revenue Procedure 2023-37.
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The Illinois Senate may vote soon on a bill that would require school districts in the Land of Lincoln that offer their employees a 403(b) plan to enter into a contract with only one vendor in the plan.
On Feb. 14, 2024, Sen. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago) introduced language for SB2568 stating...
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Harkening back to the early days of the administration, President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget, once again, proposes significant tax increases on corporations and upper-income taxpayers, including a proposal to limit how much taxpayers are allowed to accumulate in their retirement plans. ...
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Two measures before the Illinois House of Representatives would make adjustments to the pension system that serves public school teachers in most of Illinois.
The bills would amend the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. That code concerns pensions for teachers in “downstate”...
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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received the fiduciary rule, listed as Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary, from the Department of Labor (DOL) on March 8.
The OMB will review its costs and benefits within 90 days. However, the compressed two-month...
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Add the Evergreen State to those that provide retirement plan coverage for private-sector employees whose employers do not. Well, soon.
"In the beginning of March, Washington joined the 15 other states that had previously adopted state auto-IRA language, to provide the best opportunity for small...
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[Updated: On Friday morning, the House passed H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023, the larger bill that included the CITs in 403(b)s amendment, on a party line vote of 212 - 205. The bill will now go to the Senate. A quote from ARA CEO Brian Graff is added below.]
On March 7, the...
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Editor’s Note: This is part I of a two-part series.
It’s not unusual for older generations to look askance at their younger counterparts and dismiss them with a harumph at the thought that one day they will come to the fore. But some recent data suggests that in the case of the youngest...
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Even with other ongoing financial struggles, retirement savers ended the year on a positive note with improved market conditions and consistent contributions helping boost average account balances to their highest level in nearly two years.
The good news comes from Fidelity’s Q4 2023 analysis,...
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