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.
CITs to Overtake Mutual Funds as Most Popular Target Date Vehicle Within 2 Years
Morningstar report highlights ongoing adoption of Collective Investment Trusts as plan sponsors’ preferred vehicle
Most Americans Not Counting on Social Security for Retirement Income
Allianz Life study finds majority of Americans—and Gen Xers in particular—are worried about their long-term financial stability
Just How Strongly Americans Oppose Social Security Cuts: AP-NORC Poll
Nearly 9 in 10 over age 45 oppose cutting benefits as latest trustees report shows insolvency only a decade away
Financial Wellness Firms FinFit, Salary Finance Combine Under FinFit Brand
Merger creates what companies call the country’s most comprehensive workplace financial wellness platform
Professional Advice Must Drive Participant Retirement Income Decisions
Empower paper finds “It’s not a product problem, it’s an engagement problem”
Principal Rolls Out Hybrid QDIA to Meet Rising Market Demand
‘Principal Intelligent QDIA’ launched at NAPA 401(k) Summit as demand for personalized retirement investment strategies continues to increase
Next Retirement Reforms Need to Be ‘Smart’ Defaults: Shlomo Benartzi
Famed behavioral economist tells NAPA 401(k) Summit the best nudge—auto enrollment—can be even better with smart defaults
Nestimate Debuts Software Solution for In-Plan Guaranteed Income Products
Software billed as giving plan advisors, consultants and sponsors a scalable way to implement lifetime income into retirement plans
Brian Graff at NAPA 401(k) Summit: Year’s Long Battle Beginning Over Future of America’s Retirement Plan System
Soon-to-be-introduced “Retirement Savings for America Act” could be first salvo in battle between private and public retirement plan control
Social Security Trust Fund Projected to be Depleted in a Decade
2023 Social Security Board of Trustees Annual Report projects nearly 25% benefit cut by 2033 absent Congressional action