Users of the database should be patient if they are unable to find specific information as the DOL is still building it out and it will take some time before it is complete, despite being launched.

The passage of the Social Security Fairness Act would mean Social Security beneficiaries affected by the WEP and/or GPO will receive benefits that are no longer reduced and on top of that, are ...

It’s that time of year—when we attempt our best David Letterman impression (James Corden for you kids) and run through the top attention-getting pieces over the past year. We hardly had a slow news ...

In the spending/saving see-saw, many retirees are confident they’ve saved sufficiently — but a growing number are not so sure, according to recent studies. And that has implications for retirement ...

Responding to a recent call from a financial advisor in Florida, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center (RLC) address a question on cash balance plans and succession planning.

With an eye towards greater security, more Americans intend to focus on financial stability in the coming year than they have in the last decade, according to Allianz Life’s 2025 New Year’s ...

Legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) took a big step yesterday towards passage by Congress.

The “generation gap” became a thing in the 1960s. It may not be discussed in exactly that terminology today, but it nonetheless exists — as a look at the retirement readiness of two of the biggest ...

The Standard recently announced that it has named Mark Christensen as the pooled employer plans sales director in the firm’s Retirement Plans division.

Well, here we are again at the end of yet another workweek . . . and yet, just look at what has happened to these guys and gals . . .

While the sponsors likely introduced it with an eye on next Congress and a possible SECURE 3.0, bipartisan legislation in the House would provide more flexibility and clearer guidance for Americans ...

The parties in an excessive fee suit have settled for what is said to be the “largest ever of an ERISA case stemming from poorly performing investment options in a 401(k) plan.” ...