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Despite the projected increase in healthcare expenses, clients can expect their total living costs to decline after they retire, as they will owe lower or no income taxes and have fewer items on their budget.

Despite the projected increase in healthcare expenses, clients can expect their total living costs to decline after they retire, as they will owe lower or no income taxes and have fewer items on their budget.

Focusing on sponsor control, governance and design features will lead advisers and clients to innovation.

With the potential for litigation that has plagued plans like NYU’s on the rise, it’s ‘time to clean up’ fiduciary activity in this sector, say industry experts.

With the potential for litigation that has plagued plans like NYU’s on the rise, it’s ‘time to clean up’ fiduciary activity in this sector, say industry experts.

Advisers can assist employers in promoting the benefit, offered to low- to moderate-income workers who put money in a 401(k), 403(b) or IRA plans.

Employers can play a huge role in promoting the benefit, which is offered to low- to moderate-income workers who put money away in a 401(k), 403(b) or IRA.

The Alameda County Community Food bank in Oakland, California, works with SimpleFi to offer workers a unique financial wellness benefit.

They’re a ‘great resource' to ensure employers keep up with compliance obligations and know where they stand, says The Principal’s Aaron Friedman.

Advisers are a ‘great resource’ to ensure sponsors keep up with DC fiduciary compliance obligations and know where they stand on fees in particular, says The Principal’s Aaron Friedman.

401(k) and other defined contribution plan sponsors report high participation rates by millennials; however, millennials with student loan debt are saving at a lower rate.

Small businesses are pleading with lawmakers and the Department of Labor, saying they’re getting the short end of the stick with regards to the DOL’s proposed fiduciary rule.

Two Form 5500 draft documents released earlier this year suggest the IRS intends to begin collecting retirement plan compliance data on an annual basis from both ERISA-governed and certain non-ERISA plans.

Commentary: If plan fees are a potential liability, the logic is sound that the least amount of fees paid reduces that liability. But, EBA retirement columnist John Ludwig asks, does it really?

Commentary: There are a few major culprits behind the challenges women face, and advisers must be mindful of the best ways to address them.

Baby boomers, Generation X and millennials all have different attitudes about saving for the future and varying work styles, and it’s crucial that advisers know these differences before discussing retirement savings options.

Commentary: Teetering on the edge of the looming retirement crisis in America, partisan politics are part of the reason we have failed to move up in the rankings, says retirement expert Chad Parks.

Commentary: it is particularly curious that the DOL’s proposed fiduciary regulation seems to introduce prohibitions that will likely prevent future modernization of such plans, says The Principal’s Aaron Friedman.

Commentary: But are financial professionals being adequately engaged to help with 403(b) plans? ‘Surprising’ results from the latest Plan Sponsor Council of America 403(b) Survey.

Organizations looking to hire experienced workers may want to make sure their retirement plans are top of the line.