The list will help employers avoid lawsuits related to their retirement plans, according to the group that built it.
Being in debt can be the difference between scraping by and struggling, and people recognize the relationship between finances and health, surveys show.
A man was sentenced for helping steal nearly $1 million from participants in the Employees Retirement System of Texas, a development that occurs as the DOL is ramping up efforts to boost cybersecurity in retirement plans.
In a letter to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Democrats asked for an update on the DOL’s rule proposals on ESG criteria. Last year, the Trump administration DOL finalized two rules that tamped down on use of so-called nonpecuniary factors in investment selection.
Lisa Gomez's career is rooted in ERISA, and her keen understanding of the law would help the DOL as it seeks to implement new rules, lawyers said.
In a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, witnesses urged lawmakers to include changes such as mandatory coverage, student loan provisions and emergency savings in whatever legislative package materializes, such as the SECURE 2.0 bills in the House and Senate.
Some of the keys to successful card investing include buying rare, good condition cards of established players, said Bart Brewer, an adviser at Global Financial Advisory Services.
Baseball cards, wine, even dinosaur bones can help diversify a portfolio, as demand for the items surged during the pandemic.
Employers that are dog-friendly might be more likely to have happy workers, especially after the pandemic.
Empower is already the second-biggest U.S. plan provider by number of participants, behind Fidelity. The deal will add $314 billion in assets among 4,300 plans, boosting Empower's size to $1.4 trillion among 71,000 plans.
