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While the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recovered $1.435 billion in direct payment to plans, participants and beneficiaries in fiscal year 2023, that number has been trending downward for the past few years.
According to a fact sheet released by EBSA,...
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An expert panel recently suggested that the meaning of financial wellness is “amorphous” and “evolving,” writes John Iekel in MarketBeat.
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Tech Talk provides a comparison of 401(k) plans and 457(b) plans offered by government entities.
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Being a 403(b) advisor is both rewarding and challenging.
Helping a teacher prepare for retirement is gratifying, but many other aspects of the work are a struggle. Battling client apathy toward retirement planning, deciphering the complexities of retirement plans, and dispelling client...
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While workplace retirement plans are becoming an expectation for employees, the results of a new survey show there are multiple areas where savers are seeking additional support.
In fact, according to Vestwell’s annual Savings Industry Report, four emerging trends for 2024 all point to a growing...
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Many teachers in Alaska may have the ability to choose between defined benefit or defined contribution coverage.
A bill is before the Alaska Senate that would expand the retirement coverage options offered under the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers’ retirement system...
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State-run programs spanning the breadth of the country are expanding the scope of the private-sector employees and workers they cover.
Freelancers Covered by New York Secure Choice
The scope of New York Secure Choice, the program through which the Empire State provides coverage to private-...
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Research and recent insights suggest that while loans help fund steps intended to improve one’s position, in some ways they can threaten future security by affecting retirement saving, writes John Iekel in MarketBeat.
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Tech Talk discusses when hardship distributions from governmental 457(b) plans are allowed.
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On Feb. 7, House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-Mass.) introduced a bill to establish a federal auto-IRA for employers with more than 10 employees who do not currently sponsor a retirement plan.
The Automatic IRA Act of 2024 would require employees to be automatically...
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