The SSFA was enacted on Jan. 5. To achieve that fairness, it repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The law is applicable to monthly benefits payable ...

The IRS has announced the health savings account (HSA) and high deductible health plan (HDHP) limits for 2026. The announcement came in IRS Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2025-19, which the IRS issued ...

What is top of mind for the American Retirement Association (ARA) this session of Congress? Will Hansen, the ARA’s Chief Government Affairs Officer, at the PSCA National Conference outlined the ARA’s ...

First introduced in December 2022 and then again in October 2023, the Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA) would establish a federal retirement plan that would include a matching contribution ...

The raising of interest rates for the general population does not dampen inflation but only adds to it.

“Preston had the highest-ranking position in the first Trump Administration with respect to retirement policy,” Graff said of Rutledge. The latter remarked that rather than consider himself to now be ...

Studies have shown that prosocial behavior — work for the benefit of others — leads to greater fulfillment, less stress, and greater creativity and innovation at work (if you do not believe me, google ...

Industry experts in a recent webinar argued that lifetime income is an antidote to concerns over retirement preparedness and security, and offered their insights on how it addresses them.

The new long-term part-time employee (LTPE) rules have resurrected an issue relating to the calculation of the deduction limit for defined contribution plans. The new long-term part-time employee ...

To qualify for participation testing relief under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 401 (a) (26), a closed plan must meet three conditions: 1. Plan Amendment Requirements: The plan must be amended ...

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued the first installment of the data on its insurance programs from 2023 and 2024, and there’s good news. The PBGC has been reporting that its ...

A request for information (RFI) Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Dr. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) issued last June about removing legal and regulatory barriers to ...