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Veterans Day on Nov. 11 presents an opportunity to recognize the unique qualities veterans bring to the workplace and to reward them with the right mix of benefits tailored to their special health, wellness and financial needs.

A coalition of nearly 20 financial industry trade groups, including the Financial Services Institute and the Insured Retirement Institute, says a 60-day comment period is not enough time to comment on the 500-page proposal.

Only 7% of women believe they have sufficient savings to last their entire retirement, and "it's incumbent on us in the financial industry to do a better job of reaching women as early as possible," according to IRALOGIX.

The retirement planning landscape needs to adopt a "more personal" approach to help people "navigate the unexpected," like job losses, caregiving and other financial hardships, according to a new Goldman Sachs report.

The Labor Department proposed new rules on Tuesday that would ensure financial advisors make recommendations "in the saver's best interest" and not sell them lower-returning products in order to maximize their own fees.

Hourly workers – who are 56% of the workforce – are less confident they'll have a comfortable retirement compared to salaried workers, while 25% of all workers say their employer doesn't offer a retirement plan, says a new survey.

Despite nagging inflation, 401(k) plans saw record-highs in participation, deferral rates and the use of professionally managed allocations in 2022, according to Vanguard.

Aside from the wealth of provisions offering everything from tax credits to reduced administrative burdens, the new law will be critical in building savings for part-timers, nonprofit workers and those saddled with student debt.