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.
How Pandemic is Putting More Retirements at Risk
Thanks to a bump from the coronavirus pandemic, now more than half of working-age households in America are…
Trump’s Payroll Tax Cut Dumped from Stimulus Bill
Another round of stimulus checks for most Americans is in and President Trump’s desired payroll tax cut is…
Fisher Urges Careful Approach to Pooled Employer Plan Regs
Fisher Investments has signaled its strong support for Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) in a letter to the Department…
Index Reveals Americans’ Heightened Worries Around Retirement
Given the current state of the country, it’s no big surprise Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their…
Stimulus Sticking Point: Trump’s Payroll Tax Cut
The stage is now set for a nasty battle about whether or not the final version of the…
Stash App Reports Big Surge in New Retirement Accounts
New data from personal finance and investing app Stash shows a large surge in retirement account openings—particularly among…
Lack of Emergency Savings Means Retirement Account Leakage During COVID-19
Retirement plan “leakage” is rearing its ugly head again thanks to hardships brought on by the trainwreck of…
Lincoln Rolls Out ‘Next-Generation’ 401k Auto Feature: Auto Income
A new retirement plan solution from Lincoln Financial Group enables participants to turn 401k savings into a monthly…
Colorado Becomes Latest State to Adopt an Auto-IRA Program
Colorado became the latest state to mandate employer-based retirement plans under a bill signed into law by Gov.…
COVID-19 Expected to Have Short-Term Impact on DC Plan Sales
A new report says Defined Contribution plan sales are predicted to be considerably lower in the second and…