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New Maine law would require employers with 3+ workers to enroll in state auto-IRA program

By Lynn Cavanaugh

The state House and Senate approved the legislation, which would step up efforts to enroll employees in the Maine Retirement Investment Trust, and is now awaiting the governor’s signature.

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Retirement industry group asks IRS to include SECURE 2.0, forfeiture rules in new Guidance Plan

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Social Security COLA prediction jumps to 2.5% in 2026, same as 2025 increase

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Cigna hit with 2nd suit alleging misuse of 401(k) forfeitures, now matching UnitedHealth’s 2 suits

This week, Cigna was again sued for fiduciary violations for using forfeited funds to reduce employer contributions to the plan, following a similar suit last month. What's surprising is that another health insurer, UnitedHealth, is now facing two similar 401(k) lawsuits.

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June 11, 2025

Financial uncertainty hitting Gen Z and millennials harder than others, study finds

New study indicates 70% of Americans feel depressed and anxious about their finances and stresses the importance of having a financial advisor.

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June 11, 2025

Lawmakers, CEOs support $1,000 401(k) ‘Trump Accounts’ for babies, in Big Beautiful Bill

President Trump invited top business leaders and lawmakers to a Monday “Invest in America” Roundtable at the White House, to promote the tax-deferred investment accounts for newborns, included in the major tax-cut bill.

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June 10, 2025

Are 401(k) lawsuits driving more employers toward multiple employer plans or pooled employer plans?

Though PEPs have been in existence for over 50 years, SECURE 2.0 provisions and the pricing power of pooled structures is prompting more organizations to seek them out instead of 403(b)s or 401(k)s.

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June 10, 2025

UnitedHealth’s huge $69M payout to settle 401(k) suit spurs attorneys to request a $23M cut

Last year, UnitedHealth finally agreed, after three years of litigation, to pay the huge settlement over "low-performing" target date funds, and now attorneys Sanford Heisler Sharp have asked a federal judge for $23 million in attorneys’ fees.

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June 09, 2025

Tariffs trigger retirement jitters: How best to safeguard nest eggs

Employers can help workers by offering better financial education, nudging them toward target-date funds or managed accounts, and making sure employees know who to talk to when markets get shaky, says MDRN Capital CEO Aaron Cirksena.

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June 09, 2025

DOL’s benefits unit nominee vows to ‘expand retirement benefits’ and ‘end the war on ESOPs’

Labor attorney Daniel Aronowitz, President Trump's nominee to be the assistant secretary of Labor in charge for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, commits to “modernizing defined contributions plans to include alternative investments.”

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New Maine law would require employers with 3+ workers to enroll in state auto-IRA program

Retirement industry group asks IRS to include SECURE 2.0, forfeiture rules in new Guidance Plan

Social Security COLA prediction jumps to 2.5% in 2026, same as 2025 increase

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Retirement Trends Stories

Cigna hit with 2nd suit alleging misuse of 401(k) forfeitures, now matching UnitedHealth’s 2 suits

Financial uncertainty hitting Gen Z and millennials harder than others, study finds

Lawmakers, CEOs support $1,000 401(k) ‘Trump Accounts’ for babies, in Big Beautiful Bill

Are 401(k) lawsuits driving more employers toward multiple employer plans or pooled employer plans?

UnitedHealth’s huge $69M payout to settle 401(k) suit spurs attorneys to request a $23M cut

Tariffs trigger retirement jitters: How best to safeguard nest eggs

DOL’s benefits unit nominee vows to ‘expand retirement benefits’ and ‘end the war on ESOPs’