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Pandemic Leads to Big Spike in Social Security Beneficiary Deaths
Nearly 400,000 more Social Security beneficiaries died in 2020 than in 2019 according to newly released information, highlighting…
August 26, 2021
Biden Fires Social Security Commissioner Saul
Biden fires Social Security chief after refusal to resign, naming Kilolo Kijakazi as acting commissioner amid policy shifts.
July 12, 2021
ESG Matters Listed Among SEC’s 2021 Exam Priorities
SEC 2021 Examination Priorities highlight Reg BI, Form CRS, COVID-19 impacts, and ESG focus for firms and financial advisors.
March 5, 2021
Biden Rumored to Pick Gary Gensler as SEC Chairman
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to choose Gary Gensler, a former financial regulator, and Goldman Sachs executive, to…
January 12, 2021
DOL Issues Final Rule on Proxy Voting for Retirement Plans
The DOL announced a somewhat softened final rule on Friday that provides guidance on proxy vote procedures for…
December 11, 2020
DOL Lifetime Income Disclosure Regulation Explained
In 2019, the SECURE Act amended Section 105 of ERISA. That section requires participant benefit statements to be…
September 28, 2020
IRS Guidance on Qualified Distributions for Births, Adoptions
In 2020, most of the IRS guidance with respect to employee benefit plans has addressed issues arising under…
September 9, 2020
Rolling Stone Wrecks Recent DOL Retirement Plan Rules
It says a lot about how far Boomers have come that their proverbial bible, Rolling Stone, is focused…
August 24, 2020
Police Union Officials Accused of Retirement Plan Theft
It hurts more when done by those sworn to protect. Former state trooper Kenneth Wynder Jr., president of…
July 23, 2020
Dem Senators Oppose DOL’s ESG Investing Rule
Thirteen Democratic senators submitted a letter Wednesday to Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia in which they voiced opposition to…
July 16, 2020