Retirement Trends

The DOL is asking Congress for $5 million to establish a dedicated program, led by the Employee Benefits Security Administration, which recovered more than $1.5 billion in lost benefits for missing participants in 2021.

Following its decision to pull out of the world's largest climate-finance alliance, the investment firm is being targeted by a new TV ad, aimed directly at its customers with the message: "If it's bad for the environment, it's bad for your retirement."

With SECURE 2.0 making the biggest changes to the retirement system in decades, a growing number of employers will be weighing the possibility of adding annuities – which come with a mix of considerations – to their 401(k) plans.

Since most employees do not want their employer to know how much debt they have, the following options are all arm's length alternatives that should not cross the line concerning employee confidentiality.

A defined contribution plan puts the employee in charge of planning for their own retirement, but getting the right people in front of employees can help win them over in taking full advantage of a company retirement plan.

Advisers and plan sponsors should start leveraging provisions of the new law, particularly the benefits now available to employees of small companies, according to a new J.P. Morgan guide.