Defined Contribution

While 68% of workers and 74% of retirees are confident they will have enough money to live comfortably throughout retirement, this is not a significant increase from last year, according to a Employee Benefit Research Institute report.

The Biden administration is forgiving $6.1 billion in student debt for those who attended the now-closed Art Institutes colleges nationwide that allegedly lured students with "pervasive" lies, says the Education Department.

According to the DOL, the new fiduciary rule levels the playing field for insurance agents, brokers, financial planners and registered investment advisors to adhere to a best interest standard when providing investment advice.

To be well-positioned for the possibility of a Department of Labor audit, plan sponsors need to watch out for common errors, which include late deposits of employee contributions into the plan, failure to implement employee deferral elections and failure to provide required notices.

The Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice's lawsuit states that the Department of Labor's new "rushed" fiduciary rule is similar to a proposal struck down by the federal appeals court a decade ago.

Informing workers about retirement savings options and encouraging the use of retirement advisors can go a long way toward helping employees be in a better financial position for retirement, according to a new survey.