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.
IRS Bumps 2024 401(k) Contribution Limit to $23,000
IRA limit also gets $500 boost while catch-up contribution limit remains the same
Biden: DOL Fiduciary Rule is a Further Crackdown on ‘Junk Fees’
President focused on retirement security during White House remarks Tuesday; Insured Retirement Institute blasts “unnecessary, redundant, and harmful proposal”
DOL Fiduciary Rule Released; Industry Reaction Pours In
President Biden will speak about the rule from the White House at 3:30; new proposal applies a fiduciary standard to retirement advice on rollovers
Trick or Treat? New DOL Fiduciary Rule Proposal to Debut on Halloween
First public look at controversial new rulemaking comes after White House event at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday featuring President Biden
Social Security Backers Worry Cuts on House Speaker Johnson’s Agenda
Social Security Works, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare issue statements warning against Johnson’s call to form “debt commission” that could cut entitlement programs
Candidly Adds Emergency Savings Solution
Fintech expands beyond student debt solutions with new workplace benefit offering
Auto-Enrollment in Government Plans Grows Big, But Auto-Escalation Lags: Report
MissionSquare Research Institute report shows 17 states and District of Columbia have adopted auto-enrollment features
Plan Sponsors Look for Personalized Solutions to Help Participants Reach Retirement Readiness
White paper offers fresh insights featuring perspectives from large 401(k) plan sponsors on the value of managed accounts and other personalized financial wellness offerings
First Public Look at New DOL Fiduciary Rule Coming Soon
White House OMB review winding down for controversial rule covering rollover advice; comment period could start as soon as this week
Talking DOL Retirement Saving Priorities with EBSA Head Lisa Gomez
Lisa Gomez joins the 401(k) Specialist Pod(k)ast to talk about topics including the high-profile rewrite of the conflict of interest rule, SECURE 2.0 and its ability to address the workplace retirement plan coverage gap, and what EBSA can do to help plan advisors, plan sponsors and participants make the most of 401(k) plans to save for retirement.