May-June 2024

AARP

5 Things You Need to Know Before Retiring at 62

ACLI

Insurance Associations File Legal Action Challenging U.S Department of Labor’s Fiduciary-Only Regulation

Alliance for Lifetime Income

Half of Americans Entering the Peak 65 Zone Are Already Retired and Claiming Social Security, While More Than One Quarter of Them Are Financially Supporting Family Members

Mastering the Art of “Ageless Aging”

Second Wind: The Unretirement Journey

American Action Forum

The Future of America’s Entitlements: What You Need to Know About the Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports

American College for Financial Services

Planning for a Longer (and More Expensive) Retirement

American Council for Capital Formation

New Report: IRS Severely Underfunded with Increasing Workload, Shifting Priorities, and Challenged to Meet Core Functions

American Enterprise Institute

The Risks from State and Local Government Employee Pension Plans: A Stochastic Simulation Analysis

American Investment Council

Harvard and UT Austin Officials Outline How “Private Equity is Not the Problem in Health Care, It’s Just the Scapegoat for Misaligned Incentives”

American Retirement Association

ARA Submits Comments on IRS Notice 2024-28

ARA Submits Comments Responding to DOL’s Request for Information on Section 319 of the SECURE 2.0 Act

Ascensus

Increased Retirement Plan Start-Up Credit for Micro Businesses Proposed in Senate

Retirement Plan Disaster Assistance May be Available for Arkansas Severe Storms

Retirement Spotlight: IRS and DOL Release Guidance for PLESA Provisions

Aspen Institute Financial Security Program

Setting a Vision for a More Integrated System of Public and Workplace Benefits

Bipartisan Policy Center

Another Year of Inaction on Social Security, and Time is Running Out

New Survey: Retirement Expectations Don’t Match Reality

BPC Action

Social Security: Five Fast Facts for Congress

Black Economic Alliance

Black Economic Alliance Readout of Closed-Door Meeting with White House, Top Business Leaders on Expanding Pathways to Economic Opportunity 

BlackRock

The Missing Link: Adding Emergency Savings Solutions to Retirement Plans 

Factor Timing Over Time 

Brookings Institution

The Social Safety Net Looks Different in Every State 

Increasing SSI Benefits is a More Effective Approach to Reducing Poverty Than an Enhanced Social Security Minimum Benefit 

Business Roundtable

Business Roundtable Calls on Both Presidential Candidates to Support Pro-Growth Policies 

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College

White-Black 401k Gap Widens for the Old and the Rich 

How Does Inflation Impact Near Retirees and Retirees? 

Social Security’s Financial Outlook: The 2024 Update in Perspective 

Does Temporary Disability Insurance Reduce Reliance on Social Security? 

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Policy Basics: Top Ten Facts about Social Security 

2024 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports Hold Few Surprises 

Chime

Best Retirement Plans to Consider 

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

Analysis of the 2024 Social Security Trustees’ Report 

Common Cents Lab

Making “Someday” Come Sooner: Saving While You Pay off Debt  

Commonwealth

Saving for College AND Emergencies? Pilot Program Shows It’s Possible 

Catalyzing Financial Resilience 

One Way to Help Employees Build Emergency Savings 

Concord Coalition

2024 Trustees’ Reports: Insolvency Delayed, Rising Deficits Remain 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

CFPB Takes Action to Ensure Consumers Can Dispute Charges and Obtain Refunds on Buy Now, Pay Later Loans 

DailyPay

Attract and Retain the Next Generation of Government Workers with Financial Wellness Benefits 

What is the Average Employee Retention Rate by Industry? (2024 Update) 

DCIIA Retirement Research Center

Retirement Income Solutions: Recordkeeper Study 

Examining Employee Perceptions of Financial Prioritization: Report 1 

Examining Employee Perceptions of Financial Prioritization: Report 2 

Economic Innovation Group

The American Worker Project 

Economic Policy Institute

The Evolution of the Southern Economic Development Strategy 

Employee Benefit Research Institute

New Research Finds That Individuals Ages 55 or Older in the American Labor Force Are Increasingly Becoming Older and More Diverse 

The Status of American Families' Accumulations in Individual Account Retirement Plans: An Analysis of the 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances 

Understanding the Financial Wellbeing of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community 

ERIC

The ERISA Industry Committee Calls on Federal Regulators to Simplify Retirement Plan Reporting and Disclosure 

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Opening New Doors: Overcoming Obstacles to Attain Affordable Homeownership 

FHFA Announces Enhancements to Flex Modification for Borrowers Facing Financial Hardship 

Federal Reserve Board

Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking 

Evaluating the Effects of Geographic Adjustments on Poverty Measures Using Self-Reported Financial Well-Being Scores 

Federal Trade Commission

FTC Staff Provides Annual Report to CFPB On 2023 Activities Regarding Financial Acts 

FTC Chair Testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee 

Financial Finesse

Workplace Financial Wellness in America: A Year in Review 

FINRA Investor Education Foundation

The Machines Are Coming (With Personal Finance Information). Do We Trust Them? 

Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center at Stanford

New Report Highlights Link between Retirement Fluency and Retirement Confidence 

Greenwald Research

Retirement Crisis? Most Retirees Say They’re Doing Okay 

Groom Law Group

Groom’s Comment Letter to the Treasury and the IRS on the 2024 – 2025 Priority Guidance Plan 

IRS Issues FAQs to Explain Optional Disaster Relief 

Itami Explores Fiduciary Responsibility for Cybersecurity with NAPA 

Sample IRS Plan Amendment Language (via LRMs) Is Here 

Guideline

What is a Good 401(k) Match? A Guide to Building a Competitive Retirement Benefit 

401(k) Eligibility Playbook: An Employer’s Guide to Rules, Requirements, and Tracking 

What Does the Future Look Like for State-Mandated Retirement Programs? 2024 Deadlines and Beyond 

Bigger, Faster Retirement Plan Tax Credits for Small Businesses? Two Ideas for the Future

Internal Revenue Service

IRS Announces Extension of Free File Program Through 2029 

Intuit

This Tax Season, We Saw More Reasons Why the Tax Code Should Be More Simple, Fair, and Transparent

Invesco

Above the Noise: Getting Back to Normal 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Balancing Acts: Saving for College and Retirement  

Milliman

IRS Issues Fact Sheets on W-2 Reporting and Disaster Relief Related to SECURE 2.0 

The Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA): Coming of Age in 2023 

National Academy of Social Insurance

Social Security Trustees 2024 Report Webinar 

National Association of Countries

Legislation to Restore Advance Refunding for Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives 

National Council on Aging

Hill Day 2024: Advocates Take Aging Well Message to Lawmakers 

National Credit Union Administration

NCUA Board Member Tanya Otsuka's Remarks at the Inclusiv Conference 50 on Credit Unions 

National Disability Institute

Advancing Economic Justice for People with Disabilities 

National Institute on Retirment Security

A Case Study in Pension Innovation 

New Research Finds Strong Support for State-Facilitated Retirement Programs for Workers Lacking Workplace Plans 

Policy Ideas for Boosting Defined Benefit Pensions in the Private Sector

National Urban League

National Urban League: Federal Court Reinforces Barriers to Economic Opportunity with Fearless Fund Ruling 

NEFE

Feelings of Financial Well-Being Moving into the New Year 

Paychex

RISE Act Gains Senate Support, Aims to Increase Access to Full Tax Credit on Workplace Retirement Plans for Businesses 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Statement of PBGC Director Gordon Hartogensis Before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Education and the Workforce

Pinpoint Policy Institute

Public Pensions Are Trying to Boost Big Labor 

Progressive Policy Institute

Regulators Deserve a Nudge, Not a Shove 

Prosperity Now

Economy Adds 272,000 Jobs in May, Well Above Estimates; Report May Hide Double-Edged Sword for Low-Income Families 

From Bars to Business: Overcoming Barriers to Entrepreneurship for Formerly Incarcerated People 

Prudential

Guided Spending Rates: Rethinking “Safe” Initial Withdrawal Rates 

2024 Pulse of the American Retiree Survey: Midlife Retirement ‘Crisis’ or a 10-Year Opportunity? 

SaverLife

New Research Grant to Drive Understanding of Financial Technology's Impact on the Financial Health of Consumers with Low-to-Moderate Incomes 

Industry Experts Reimagine How ‘Retirement Savings Can Build Wealth for Everybody’ 

SecureSave

Measuring Financial Health: The Impact of Emergency Savings Programs on Employee Satisfaction 

Why Financial Wellness is the Key to Boosting Company Loyalty and Employee Productivity 

How to Provide Financial Wellness Solutions for Part-Time or Temporary Workers 

Small Business Majority

Empowering Aging Workers: A Small Business Owner’s Advocacy for Retirement Security 

Social Security Administration

Social Security 2024 Trustees Report 

How Connecting to Benefits Programs Can Save You Money 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Celebrates 50 Years as a Lifeline 

The Pew Charitable Trust

Do States Have Enough Saved for Retiree Health Care Benefits 

Public Retirement Systems Need Policies for Navigating Volatile Financial Markets 

How Do Women in the Public Sector Assess Their Retirement Security? 

Third Way

The US Economy Needs Paid Leave 

TIAA

Retirement Readiness in the Healthcare Sector 

Racial Disparities in Overdue Debt Among Older Adults 

TriNet

The Role of Retirement Plans in Small Business Employee Satisfaction 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Chamber Responds to Senator Sanders' Defined Benefit Plan 

U.S. Chamber Responds to SECURE 2.0 Section 319 RFI 

Chamber Comments on Automatic Portability Regulation 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Payroll Employment Increases by 272,000 in May; Unemployment Rate Changes Little at 4.0% 

U.S Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Customer Advisory: Beware of Gold and Silver Schemes Designed to Drain Your Retirement Savings 

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Nils Christofferson: Uplifting Rural Communities Through a Stewardship Economy 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Treasury Releases Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports 

U.S Department of Labor

A Golden Opportunity: Retirement Planning for Older Americans 

U.S. Department of Treasury

Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at the Financial Stability Oversight Council Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Stability 

U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Acting Comptroller Discusses Improving Consumer Financial Health 

Acting Comptroller Discusses Artificial Intelligence and Financial Stability 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC Staff Publishes New Investment Adviser Statistics Report 

U.S Senate Special Committee on Aging

Casey Introduces Bills to Make Higher Education More Accessible for Students with Disabilities 

U.S. Small Business Administration

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Rule to Increase Economic Opportunity for Returning Citizens 

Vestwell

Saving for Education: A Guide to 529 Plans 

Empowering Financial Success: Resources for Savers