Apparently they do have a fairly significant impact, according to a new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center.

The IRS apparently will not permit retirement plan sponsors to require all participants to make catch-up contributions on a Roth basis to simplify plan administration.

Self-described “Pension Geek” Debra Whitman, EVP and Chief Public Policy Officer with the 30 million-member strong AARP, joins ARA CEO Brian Graff for a discussion of her new book, The Second Fifty: ...

"Unintended consequences" are often a euphemism for something bad. But not always. Take the 401(k), for example.

In the event former President Donald Trump wins the Presidential Election, certain regulatory items at the Department of Labor will likely be modified or abandoned altogether.

The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ( Ware v. Coca-Cola Sw. Beverages LLC, N.D. Tex., No. 3:24-cv-02707, complaint 10/28/24 ), charged plan fiduciaries with: ...

An employer that provides retirement plan coverage must meet the needs of employees who hail from a wide range of generations, from those nearing retirement to those just entering the workforce and ...

Last April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a near-total ban on non-compete agreements that could have a significant impact on the financial services industry, but that guidance has now ...

They’re here — the IRS just announced new contribution and benefit limits for 2025, which are contained in Notice 2024-80, released Nov. 1. Most significantly, the amount individuals can contribute to ...

Shlomo Benartzi recently responded to Nevin Adam’s Oct. 29 column addressing Mr. Benartzi’s Oct. 19 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal about the 401(k) system. This post is a brief follow-up to that ...

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Plan participants who work with a financial advisor apparently are more confident about their retirement prospects, better informed about their plans and contribute more to their accounts.