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.
Super Savers: Subset of Gen X, Gen Y Sacrificing Big to Secure Retirements
Living modestly now in order to have a bigger nest egg down the road is a thing for…
Billionaires Beware: Sanders, Warren Wealth Taxes Aim to Thin Your Ranks
Bernie Sanders says “billionaires should not exist,” and fewer will exist if the wealth tax proposal the liberal…
Ohio’s Portman Urges Senate to Pass SECURE Act, Other Retirement Bills
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) urged his colleagues to take action on a trio of stalled retirement-focused bills…
Most Americans Want a Financial Planning Mulligan
New survey shows majority of Americans are stressed about their retirement, with 3 out of 4 wishing they could get a financial planning mulligan.
Why Seniors are Delaying Retirement? Only $133,108 in Savings
It’s no huge mystery why so many people end up delaying retirement. If they have a job, they’re…
Adopted as Proposed: IRS Finalizes 401k Hardship Distribution Regulations
401k participants who experience “an immediate and heavy financial need” will be allowed to access funds from their…
U.S. Drops Further in Retirement Security Index
Well, this is a bit of an embarrassment. The United States barely makes the top 20 in the…
U.S. Companies Doubling Down on Financial Wellness Programs
Think “financial wellness” programs are being overhyped? Well, the hype might well be merited when you consider that…
‘Failure to Launch’ can cause failure to save for retirement
Many empty nesters can’t seem to cut financial ties with their adult children, and their 401k balance might…
$8.5 million settles Safeway, Aon Hewitt excessive fee 401k lawsuit
Grocery chain Safeway and Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting Inc. agreed to pay a combined $8.5 million to end…