Employee participation in 401(k) plans continues to grow even as contribution rates and plan designs evolve to meet changing economic conditions and new regulatory requirements says the Plan Sponsor ...
Time marches on. As the workforce evolves, how should employers and retirement professionals respond to — or even anticipate — change?
The IRS on Nov. 13 announced the new contribution and benefit limits for 2026 for 401(k)s, IRAs, 403(b)s, 457s, and more.
What challenges face Americans in retirement? In a companion to its annual How America Saves report, Vanguard has now introduced the inaugural How America Retires report, which analyzes plan data and ...
Without emergency savings, employees are twice as likely to turn to workplace retirement accounts to cover unexpected costs, according to data from a new report.
Amy Shuart is the new Chair of the Social Security Advisory Board, having been appointed by President Trump to that position on Nov. 12. She is the youngest Chair in the history of the SSAB.
Compliance can be complicated and some advance work can be very helpful — especially when complicated rules and deadlines like those entailed in the SECURE 2.0 Act are involved. So suggested an expert ...
We were anxiously awaiting the annual update to the retirement plan contribution limits the IRS issues. They’re out now, but there are a couple of changes that are generating confusion — so let me ...
The Department of Labor recently issued an intriguing three-part “proposed rule” that, to my eye, offered helpful fiduciary tips that go well beyond pooled employer plans (PEPs).
The PBGC has posted the present maximum guarantee values for 2026, present values applicable to benefits with annuity starting dates in 2026.
Whither the retirement plan environment? Three uniquely qualified experts — Lisa Gomez, Preston Rutledge, and Brad Campbell, former Assistant Secretaries of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security ...
The House of Representatives is considering legislation that would establish a hybrid emergency savings and 401(k)-type government-run program that would also require a minimum employer contribution ...