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Six in 10 clinicians believe AI can help with decision-making, however, 55% said it is not yet ready for medical use, and for those with 16-plus years of experience, the skepticism level was even higher, says a new survey.

Employers can help employees improve their retirement readiness by encouraging them to engage with their 401(k) benefits, which might include access to retirement planning tools or meetings with financial advisors.

The PwC Health Research Institute queried health plans on multiple factors, which could help employer plan sponsors take action now to deflect some of the "cost inflators" predicted to boost medical spending next year.

The number of retirement millionaires jumped in the second quarter of 2023, with a 10% increase in millionaires holding 401(k) accounts and a 13% increase in millionaires with IRAs, according to Fidelity.

While Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley wants to raise the retirement age of younger Americans to prevent Social Security funds from running out, more than half of them say it should be lowered, says a new survey.

With federal student loan payments set to resume starting next week, more than one in five borrowers expect to reduce savings overall (29%), for emergencies (29%) and retirement (22%), according to a new poll.

There is a renewed focus on nonqualified retirement plans, which are not subject to ERISA rules and can include deferred-compensation plans, executive bonus plans and split-dollar life insurance plans, says a WTW report.

Retirement savings for Gen X is highly concentrated among top earners, however, the SECURE 2.0 provision for part-timers, which takes effect in 2024, could represent "meaningful change" for these workers, says a new report.