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Portrait of Retiree |May – June 2025

Good Medicine

A peaceful retirement is just what this doctor ordered
UpFront |May – June 2025

Financial Education: Tools, Hurdles

While most employers report feeling a responsibility to ensure their workers are financially secure, barriers remain as to utilizing financial...
Rules/Regs |May – June 2025

Opinions Vary on PRT Suits

District courts issued contrasting opinions, March 28, on lawsuits against companies for conducting pension risk transfers with insurance company Athene...
Rules/Regs |May – June 2025

More From Washington and the Courts

Court Dismisses Suit Over Bank’s Health Plan A U.S. district judge in Minnesota has dismissed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo...
Participant Analysis |May – June 2025

Missing From the Savings Picture

Recordkeepers have invested much in creating tools whereby plan sponsor clients can measure their plans’ “success.” Such tools can help...
UpFront |March - April 2025

The Financial Illiteracy Effect

A lack of financial education in both high school and college tends to correlate not only with low levels of...
Tidbits |March - April 2025

Tidbits

A Peek at How Pension Systems Rank Worldwide Mercer used three sub-indices within which to assess, via over 50 indicators,...
Case Study |March - April 2025

Bringing Everyone In

MSB Consulting Engineers prioritizes support and communication
UpFront |March - April 2025

The Amendments Needed for 2024

The IRS 2024 Required Amendments List for Qualified and Section 403(b) Plans, published this past December, includes three pages of...
UpFront |March - April 2025

PEP Assets Pass the $10 Billion Mark

The pooled employer plan market surpassed $10 billion in assets last year, according to Cerulli Associates, which reported that more...
Fiduciary Forum |March - April 2025

Who’s on First…?

Know who should handle what, fiduciary delegation-wise.
UpFront |March - April 2025

Female Civil Servants Lag Behind

When compared with their male colleagues, women in public service jobs expressed more concern about their finances and outliving their...
Insights |March - April 2025

Scare Tactics?

Earlier this year, we covered a study released by a consulting firm in which it alleged that, using its proprietary...
Inside Angle |March - April 2025

The DOL Amends Its VFCP

Reduced regulation is expected—and expected to have a broad impact.