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Robert L. Johnson Talks Auto Portability, Racial Wealth Gap at EBRI Spring Policy Forum
Renée Wilder Guerin of Retirement Clearinghouse recounts RCH Chairman Robert L. Johnson's keynote address at EBRI's 2024 policy forum
Paying for Medical Needs with an HSA: Distinct Considerations for Women
Medical costs can seem particularly daunting for women, given the long list of needs that are female-specific. Health savings accounts can help
6 Steps to a Strong Missing Participant Policy
Retirement Clearinghouse’s Tom Hawkins shares keys to building a policy that will fulfill a plan sponsor’s fiduciary duty
Retraction: CIT Fees Opinion Column on 401(k) Specialist
401(k) Specialist has retracted a post originally published on May 2 that contained factual errors relating to collective investment trusts in target date funds.
What Younger Generations Potentially Miss With HSAs and How Employers can Help
Matt Farrar of Voya explains how plan sponsors can work with participants to take advantage of an employer-provided HSA
The Right Way to Select a QDIA
Fully documenting the process of analyzing and selecting a strategy that aligns with participant demographics provides the highest level of legal protection for your QDIA selection
DOL Final Fiduciary Rules Could Resolve Conflicting Interests in Target Date Funds
Ron Surz warns TDF participants will be the big losers in the next market correction—unless they start using personalized target date accounts
‘401(k) Industry Owns Congress’ Claims POLITICO Report
While detailing extreme effectiveness of retirement industry lobby, exhaustive report calls it out it for providing tax breaks weighted toward wealthy and blowing out deficit
3 Ways Financial Education Empowers Plan Sponsors and Employees at All Levels
Jeremy France of Morgan Stanley underscores how utilizing financial education can drive better outcomes for plan sponsors and employees
America’s Mobile Workforce Meets Their Saver’s Match
Tom Hawkins says the new program is poised to deliver significant benefits for lower-income savers