After intense last-minute negotiations, both houses of Congress approved the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act before their self-imposed July 4 deadline — clearing the measure for President Trump’s ...

Turning to participation rates, Vanguard notes that it has two measures, with the most common being the average rate among a group of plans (referred to as the plan-weighted participation rate). In ...

Plan fiduciaries are sometimes cautioned (often by legal counsel) about committing to putting in writing certain decisions, notably an investment policy statement. In fairness, the law does not ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. This affected Social Security’s costs at a time when the ...

Prime Capital's Stout said the announcement blends ASPPA and NAPA member expertise, taking the highly technical administrative knowledge the former provides and joining it with advisors.

Retirement income solutions are gaining traction, but that doesn't mean that it’s clear sailing for their adoption and in-plan use, nor even for active interest in them. Industry experts recently ...

The Senate on July 1 passed its version of the budget, formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Since the Senate version is different from that passed by the House, it must be approved by the ...

Social Security’s 90th birthday is this year, Walker notes, and remains the “cornerstone of economic security in the United States” and “the backbone of economic security” in our country. Despite that ...

Ruth is survived by her brother George Flint and his wife Darlene, of Hebron, NY; her brother Carl Flint, of Cambridge, NY; her brother Jim Flint and his wife Barb, of West Rutland, VT; and her sister ...

Participant education is an ongoing concern for plan sponsors – including how one can cut through the clutter and engage employees, even for a few minutes, with understanding about their benefits and ...

Participant education is an ongoing concern for plan sponsors – including how one can cut through the clutter and engage employees, even for a few minutes, with understanding about their benefits and ...

Elevate your expertise in managing and selling defined contribution retirement plans with ASPPA’s Qualified 401(k) Specialist (QKS) credential program. Designed for client-facing professionals, the ...