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Empower opens door to private market investments for its 401(k) plan participants

By Lynn Cavanaugh

If employers opt to make private investments part of their Empower 401(k) plan, participants will be able to access investments from Goldman Sachs and other asset managers through managed accounts.

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GOP House tax bill includes a ‘401(k) for kids,’ giving newborns $1,000

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Social Security’s 2026 COLA could be lowest since 2021, as projection announced

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New bill in Congress ‘would close the retirement savings gap’ for private sector workers: EIG

Modeled after the Thrift Savings Plan for federal employees, the Retirement Savings for Americans Act that would automatically enroll private workers without access to a workplace retirement plan is supported by the Economic Innovation Group.

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May 12, 2025

Pennsylvania public pension fund is first in the U.S. to halt investing in Tesla stock

With the steep plunge in Tesla shares this year, the Lehigh County Pension Board, which oversees $500 million in retirement funds, passed a resolution last week to pause new investment in Tesla and will seek to completely divest its holdings.

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May 12, 2025

House bill would expand retirement benefits for federal police officers

Last week, Representative Andrew Garbarino reintroduced the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act in the House that would allow IRS officers, Pentagon Police, Veteran Affairs police officers and others to retire after 20 years of service.

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May 09, 2025

Morgan Stanley cleared in SEC 'cash sweeps' probe, but still faces state investigation

While Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch paid $60 million for a "cash sweep" violation earlier this year, Morgan Stanley was cleared by the SEC for “sweeping” customers’ uninvested cash from a brokerage account into an interest-bearing account.

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May 09, 2025

What age is best to start receiving Social Security? Senate wants SSA to better prepare retirees

Senators Chris Coons, Bill Cassidy, Tim Kaine and Susan Collins reintroduced legislation to require the SSA to mail statements about how much a person has paid into Social Security and Medicare every five years to those between 25 and 54.

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May 08, 2025

5.3M student loan borrowers now in default face wage garnishment this summer

This week, the Department of Education began alerting around 195,000 defaulted borrowers that their federal benefits will be subject to garnishment in 30 days.

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May 08, 2025

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan’s 401(k) ‘forfeited funds’ lawsuit is dismissed

The health organization’s class action lawsuit, filed by an employee alleging the company used forfeited plan funds from departing employees to pay administrative expenses was dismissed, after a federal judge found no fiduciary breach.

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Empower opens door to private market investments for its 401(k) plan participants

GOP House tax bill includes a ‘401(k) for kids,’ giving newborns $1,000

Social Security’s 2026 COLA could be lowest since 2021, as projection announced

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Retirement Stories

New bill in Congress ‘would close the retirement savings gap’ for private sector workers: EIG

Pennsylvania public pension fund is first in the U.S. to halt investing in Tesla stock

House bill would expand retirement benefits for federal police officers

Morgan Stanley cleared in SEC 'cash sweeps' probe, but still faces state investigation

What age is best to start receiving Social Security? Senate wants SSA to better prepare retirees

5.3M student loan borrowers now in default face wage garnishment this summer

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan’s 401(k) ‘forfeited funds’ lawsuit is dismissed