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Trump Accounts: Will Employers Make This a Real Benefit or Just Another Glossy Bullet Point?

If you’ve been watching the headlines, you’ve probably heard about the new Trump Accounts—a savings vehicle created by federal law that lets kids start building tax-advantaged investment accounts early in life and gives eligible children a federal seed ...

What Plan Sponsors Really Need to Know About the New IRS Rollover Notices

If you thought your rollover notice obligations were settled a few years ago, think again. The IRS has released two new model rollover notices—one for Roth distributions and one for non-Roth distributions—and they are effective immediately. That means eve...

IRS Updates Safe Harbor Explanations for Retirement Plan Administrators — What You Need to Know

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury issued Notice 2026-13 on January ...

When a Top 401(k) Plan Ends Up in Court: Lessons from the Bloomberg ERISA Suit

Big headlines in retirement plan litigation don’t just hit household names; they’re a reminder ...

Hands Off the 401(k): Why Using Retirement Money for Home Down Payments Is a Terrible Idea

Every few years, someone in Washington rediscovers the 401(k) and decides it should be used for som...

Why the Private Markets Push into 401(k)s Matters to Your Retirement

Something meaningful is happening in the retirement plan world, and it has nothing to do with anoth...

Never Mistake Silence for Weakness

I’ve always tried to get along with people. I really have. I’m not wired for constant conflict,...

The DOL’s Alternative Investments Proposal: A Turning Point or Just More Regulatory Noise?

If you’ve been paying attention to retirement plan news lately, you know that alternative investm...

Empower and Blackstone Walk Into a 401(k)… And It’s Not a Joke (But It Might Change Everything)

If someone had told me 15 years ago that one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers wo...

Why the USPS “Postmark” Rule Change Matters for Your Mail Deadlines

If you’re the kind of person who waits until April 15 to drop off your federal tax return in a bl...