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Hawaii is seeking an executive director for the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program. Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director Nancy Bernal, who also serves as interim secretary to the Hawaii Retirement Savings Board (HRSB), made the announcement July 21.
The executive director will provide...
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By now, almost every state has at least considered legislation that would establish a state-run retirement plan, and this year alone almost half the state legislatures have considered legislation about one. A panel of key players in the plans established in some states offer an insider’s look. ...
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New research by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) looks at the challenges that families face—particularly the impact on their retirement plans—when saving for both their retirement and a family member’s college education.
Serving as the research arm of the SOA, the SOA Research Institute conducted a...
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California State Treasurer Fiona Ma on July 20 announced that David Teykaerts has been appointed to serve as the executive director of CalSavers, the state-run program that provides retirement plan coverage for private-sector employees whose employers do not offer one.
Teykaerts previously spent...
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Just ahead of a scheduled trial date, the parties in a fiduciary breach suit involving a $30 billion master trust have come to terms.
The suit—filed in February 2016 by Melina N. Jacobs—alleged that the fiduciary defendants of the Verizon Master Savings Trust violated their fiduciary duty of...
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Pressure from the states for action on the federal Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) is increasing.
The WEP and the GPO are benefit formulas that reduce Social Security benefits for workers and their eligible family members if the worker receives (or is...
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As Generation X becomes the country’s next generation on deck to retire, a new report finds that many of those born between 1965 and 1980 are woefully unprepared for retirement.
When looking at median retirement savings levels for Gen X, the bottom half of earners has only a few thousand dollars...
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Maybe they don’t know everything after all?
Over half of Gen Zers and Millennials consider themselves at least somewhat financially dependent on their parents, with 23% stating they’re still very reliant on their parents, according to newly released research by Experian.
And while Gen Z had a...
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Millennials have had a rough week of it, at least in the financial press.
First there was a report that they had established asset allocations that mirrored that of their grandparents (the respondents apparently never heard of a target-date fund). Then a separate survey that indicated they (70% of...
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Amid the clouds of gloom that threaten the retirement security of some generations, there is a relative bright spot, at least according to one analyst—Generation Z.
Gen Z—defined by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies as those born between 1997 and 2012—so far are exhibiting hopeful...
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It’s hurricane season. So far, it’s been mild, but that may not last. The current lull offers an opportunity to take preparations that will protect your plan and participants if you have not already.
The IRS offers the following tips to help be ready in case a disaster happens.
Take Advantage...
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Delaware is pursuing an interstate collaboration for the Delaware Expanding Access for Retirement and Necessary Savings (EARNS) Program. It launched the program in 2022.
According to the office of State Treasurer Colleen Davis, the EARNS Program board on July 13 voted unanimously to authorize her...
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The IRS on July 14 made multiple announcements concerning required minimum distributions (RMDs), including relief concerning RMDs and rollovers in accordance with Section 107 of SECURE 2.0. The guidance is contained in Notice 2023-54.
Transition Relief
The IRS says that after SECURE 2.0 was...
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The American Retirement Association (ARA) and its affiliates sent a letter to the Massachusetts legislature opposing its House Bill No. 3031 and Senate Bill No. 2025, legislation that makes available the Massachusetts Defined Contribution CORE Plan to nonprofit organizations of any size in the...
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RetirePath Virginia, the state-run program that will provide retirement plan coverage to Virginians whose private-sector employers do not, is now in operation. Phased enrollment began on July 1, 2023.
RetirePath Virginia is a payroll deduction IRA program. Employees are automatically enrolled,...
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VT Saves, the state-run program that provides retirement plan coverage for private-sector employees whose employers do not, is seeking an executive director to launch the program.
The executive director will implement a new statewide program and will work directly with the Treasurer, Deputy...
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) on July 11, 2023 issued a final rule amending its regulations on benefit payments, allocation of assets, and termination liability. On Sept. 30, 2019, the PBGC had published a proposed rule to amend these regulations.
The PBGC did so to increase...
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I hadn’t been to the dentist in a long time. A VERY long time.
Two weeks ago, and at the encouragement of my wife, I finally went back to the dentist. I hadn’t been since COVID, and that period provided a very good excuse for avoiding that visit. Turns out, I hadn’t been for quite a while before...
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The damage an overreliance on financial jargon can do to participant confidence and, by extension, a retirement professional’s business is well-documented. Still, a new survey brings it (yet again) into stark relief.
It might make a retirement professional sound smart while making the client...
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The defined benefit plan is constructed to make promised benefits for future events, well beyond the period for which management and control of the plan occur. The actuary is engaged on behalf of the plan to make their best estimate of future events that will determine benefit payments resulting...
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