…for bank deposits, the PBGC is essentially a federally-created safety net that provides limited coverage for private sector workers if their company’s pension fund fails. It was created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to encourage the continuation and maintenance of…
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…plan will help you customize it. What does financial wellness mean to you? A 401(k) is a savings vehicle, but you can also use it to help educate employees to be healthier in all aspects of their lives. Are you familiar with different ways we…
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We have long touted the benefits of multiple employer plans, or MEPs, which can provide a cost-effective way of managing a retirement plan. As its name indicates, MEP adopters are a number of employers who are involved in “commonality,” or the same line of business….
The “Combating the Climate Crisis and Pursuing Environmental Justice” policy paper issued earlier this month by former Vice President and presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) may not sound like something that those concerned with retirement should necessarily worry about….
Many retirees seek to relocate after their careers are over, for a variety of reasons: Wanting to downsize, to live in a community of like-minded (and similarly aged) people, or moving closer to (or, in some instances, further away from) family and friends. But, assuming…
Despite widespread evidence to the contrary, many American workers appear to still believe that Social Security benefits will be enough to see them through their retirement. Whether that’s true depends on a number of factors affecting each individual. But the nation’s general reliance on Social…
It is no secret that there is a retirement savings crisis in the U.S. A 2019 Bankrate survey found that 52 percent of American workers believe they are behind their own savings goals, with 16 percent saying they were on track, 11 percent saying they…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) June 18, 2020 request for information (RFI) on prohibited transactions involving Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) is good news for plan sponsors and potential participants alike. As we wrote at the time of its passage, one of the major provisions…
A recent article in the New York Times bore the eye-catching title “How to Retire in Your 30s with $1 Million in the Bank.” While that seemingly unlikely premise brought to mind the old Steve Martin line about how to be a millionaire and never…
Despite the evidence that, in general, those who have retired – especially those who have been retired for a significant amount of time – are spending less and at a slower rate than might have been assumed, there would seem to be little reason to…
