Retirement benefits

If employees set aside a portion of earnings in a 401(k) or IRA, taxes weren't forgiven, just deferred. They'll still owe money to the IRS at some point.

The telecom giant is facing an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit, filed by an employee who says the company mismanaged funds.

Tax reform and fiduciary rule delays dominated discourse in the ongoing effort to improve work-based savings and financial security.

While clients cannot determine their health care expenses and taxes in retirement, they can improve their prospects by minimizing investment fees and diversifying their portfolios.

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The proposed legislation would penalize employers for not offering an auto deferral DC plan.

Employers should consider amending their retirement plans so that the definition of disability relies on the determination of a third party.

Tax reform and fiduciary rule delays dominated discourse in the ongoing effort to improve work-based savings and financial security.

Employers should give employees a risk assessment quiz every year, offer free and basic investment advice and adopt an auto-enrollment provision.

Small firms are allowed to set up multiple-employer plans, but the government needs to "simplify and rationalize the rules" for these types of plans, says an expert.