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.
Retirement Savings Rates Up, But Confidence Down: BlackRock
Annual survey of plan participants and sponsors finds double-digit deferrals, but inflation curtails confidence in retirement readiness
Dr. Fauci Inches Closer to Collecting Record Federal Retirement Package
Nation’s top infectious disease expert confirms Monday he will retire before the end of President Biden’s term in January 2025
The Case for Real Assets in DC Plans
Investment manager Cohen & Steers says defined contribution plan menus—and target-date funds in particular—come up way short on portfolio diversifiers like real assets
Roughly Half of Americans Lack Access to Workplace Retirement Plans
New study reaffirms consensus that workers at small businesses are much less likely to have access to a 401k
2 Key July Deadlines Approaching for 401k Plans
“Third-cycle restatements” must be adopted before the end of the month while some plan sponsors may need to issue a summary of material modifications if a plan was amended in 2021
6 Striking Trends from New 401k Research
Bank of America’s 2022 Financial Life Benefits Impact Report loaded with benchmarking statistics on participant 401k engagement
Biden: Today’s Dismal Inflation Report ‘Out of Date’
President also reiterates opposition to any Republican efforts to raise taxes on “working people, or putting Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every five years”
High June Inflation Leads to Double-Digit Social Security COLA Prediction
If estimate holds true, next year’s cost-of-living adjustment on track to be second largest in history
Defaults Matter: T. Rowe Price Analysis Shows Just How Much
The latest example of how 401ks employing auto-enrollment and auto-escalation together boost outcomes
This is How Worried Seniors are About Inflation in Retirement
Inflation, recession and healthcare costs continue to keep Americans age 50+ up at night when it comes to their retirement, new F&G survey finds