Veteran financial services industry journalist Brian Anderson joined 401(k) Specialist as Managing Editor in January 2019. He has led editorial content for a variety of well-known properties including Insurance Forums, Life Insurance Selling, National Underwriter Life & Health, and Senior Market Advisor. He has always maintained a focus on providing readers with timely, useful information intended to help them build their business.
What They’re Saying: Industry Reaction to Trump Retirement Plan Executive Order
Retirement industry quick to support creation of TrumpIRA.gov and use of Saver’s Match to expand retirement savings
Trump Executive Order Seeks to Bring Retirement Savings to Millions
During Thursday signing ceremony, President Trump talks up the new federal IRA marketplace and Saver’s Match coming in January 2027
Graff, Colangelo Talk ‘Closing the Loop’ in Retirement Plans with Guaranteed Income
ARA, Prime Capital leaders highlight need for standardization to drive adoption during Qualified Plan Fiduciary Summit in Dallas
Trump Signing Executive Order Today Creating ‘TrumpIRA.gov’
Action expected to direct Treasury to develop a federal IRA savings program workers can use starting in 2027 to enroll in a private-sector retirement plan while leveraging new Saver’s Match
Record Retirement Assets Underscore Strength of DC System
ICI’s just-released 2026 Fact Book highlights the dominance of defined contribution plans and IRAs, which now account for more than two-thirds of all retirement assets
What Might Make SECURE 3.0—and How Advisor Input is Influencing the Next Big Retirement Bill
At this week’s NAPA 401(k) Summit, ARA’s Brian Graff, Kelsey Mayo and Josh Oppenheimer outlined which member-directed initiatives are being pushed for inclusion as a potential mega-bill is expected to take shape over the next two years
IRIC, SPARK Institute Launch Retirement Income Evaluation Tool
Resource created to help advisors, plan sponsors, consultants and fiduciaries make informed comparisons
Safe Harbor Rolls Out PEP Built for Cannabis Employers
New Safe Harbor Retirement Plan helps enable legal cannabis operators to offer stable, compliant retirement benefits with greater continuity for employees
George Fraser’s GigMatch Debuts at NAPA 401(k) Summit
Rockstar advisor George Fraser joins the podcast to announce "GigMatch," a revolutionary app designed to replace retirement fear with hope by matching 401(k) participants with gig economy income opportunities tailored to their assets and passions.
Graff: SECURE 3.0 Set to Be Bigger, Driven by Auto-Enrollment Push
At the NAPA Summit, ARA CEO Brian Graff said political alignment is building for sweeping retirement reform centered on universal coverage, enhanced Saver’s Match, and auto-enrollment—potentially adding millions of new plans and tens of millions of savers