How can we best address the challenges we face concerning retirement security? Speakers at the Employee Benefit Research Institute-Education Research Fund policy forum held May 12 in Washington, D.C... Read More
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BY John Iekel | 5/11/2016
America faces “a huge undersaving problem that will catch up with us,” warned participants at a recent panel discussion on financial literacy and retirement readiness. The May 6 session at LIMRA’s... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 4/12/2016
As April is National Financial Literacy month, and this is National Retirement Planning Week, those who work with retirement plan participants know it’s important to do the right thing(s) when it... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 4/11/2016
A new report claims that while portability is frequently cited as an obstacle to offering a lifetime income product, portability solutions and options are available today but are not well recognized... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 3/8/2016
With increasing regularity, the financial services industry pumps out surveys that purport to capture America’s sense of confidence regarding its readiness for retirement, at least on a financial... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 2/19/2016
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has made some corrections to the calculations of replacement rates — the ratio of Social Security recipients’ benefits to their past earnings — that it had... Read More
BY Andrew Remo | 1/27/2016
Current retirement savings policies continue to be under the wonk microscope in Washington D.C., and was the primary subject of an event at the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress last week... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/18/2015
This year, an entire generation reaches a critical milestone: The oldest of Generation X turns 50. Gen Xers are about to get serious about retirement savings, says Greenwald... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 11/17/2015
Several weeks back, I wrote a column entitled, “5 Things Millennials Need to Know About Saving for Retirement.” But what about those at the brink of retirement? Retirement seems close — perhaps too... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 10/13/2015
It’s obvious why participants have a vested interest (literally) in the retirement income — the outcome, really — of their retirement savings plans. Here are four reasons why plan sponsors should... Read More
BY Michael Bushnell | 9/2/2015
While the accumulation phase of retirement saving has traditionally been the focus of most plan advisors, ensuring the adequacy of retirement income throughout the decumulation phase is garnering... Read More
BY Fred Barstein | 9/1/2015
Do people need 80% of their income when they retire?Texas Tech finance professor Michael Finke challenges the industry accepted 80% income replacement rule in a thoughtful piece on ThinkAdvisor.... Read More
BY Michael Bushnell | 8/27/2015
Many 401(k) plan participants' accounts aren’t properly allocated to meet their changing needs. And while target date funds can remedy this problem, many sponsors are reluctant to implement large-... Read More
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