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.
401(k) Industry Still Pleading for Delay in SECURE 2.0 Catch-Up Contribution Requirement
Heavyweight list of organizations urge government to delay change currently set for start of 2024 that could eliminate catch-up contributions; Treasury Department expected to issue guidance soon
American Interest in Adding Annuities to 401(k)s Still Rising
Allianz Life study finds interest has grown significantly as most Americans worry about running out of money from their employer-sponsored plan during retirement
DST 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries On Hook for $125 Million in ERISA Settlement
Department of Labor announces “extraordinary” settlement in case where more than 9,000 participants suffered large losses due to plan’s lack of diversified investments
SS&C’s Retirement Income Platform Tops Billion-Dollar Mark
The Retirement Income Clearing & Calculation Platform has seen 42% growth in participation this year, now servicing more than 4,000 retirement plans
DC’s Fiduciary Pulse
To help them protect defined contribution retirement plans, independent ERISA attorneys like those at Groom Law Group keep a finger on the pulse of policy developments in Washington D.C.
Why Digital Recordkeepers are Poised to Disrupt the Retirement Plan Market
Retirement Planscape report from Escalent identifies plan sponsor pressures, ranks likelihood of which digital recordkeeper firms they will consider for their 401(k) plan in the next 12 months
New Open Portability Network Being Tested by Millennium Trust
Network set to enable auto portability well ahead of Jan. 1, 2024, when auto portability may first be offered under SECURE 2.0
Principal Becomes 6th Recordkeeper to Join Portability Services Network
With the addition, industry consortium to support automatic portability of retirement accounts will include 93 million workers and 231,000 plans
Lifetime Income Illustrations, Bill Sharpe and Immediate Annuities Explained in New e-Guide
Michelle Richter-Gordon and Mark Chamberlain’s ARC launch educational website in advance of Q2 2023 statements being sent to DC plan participants
California Man Guilty of $800,000 Social Security Fraud Scheme Over 30+ Years
Donald Felix Zampach concealed his mother’s death for more than three decades while he collected benefits in “longest-running and largest fraud of its kind”