Opinions

Michael Barry discusses why he thinks automatic IRA legislation still has a chance to be passed.

Will the Trump administration repeal the DOL’s fiduciary rule, and is comprehensive tax reform possible?

Michael Barry questions whether there is a lack of commitment to Social Security as a social insurance system, but rather a desire to use the opportunity presented by...

It’s time to face the reality that saving for retirement is tough, and policies need to address the fact that the cost of saving for retirement is higher...

Viability from MassMutual shows employers—chief financial officers (CFOs) in particular—the value of promoting employee retirement readiness.

Corey Rosen, founder of the National Center for Employee Ownership, discusses key rulings in company stock litigation against retirement plan sponsors.

Congress should stop making retirement policy simply as a way to fund infrastructure spending.

A comparison of reader surveys then and now shows a slightly more positive view of the sweeping legislation.

Michael Barry, president of Plan Advisory Services Group, discusses how a Chief Fee Officer may help DC plans prevent or win litigation.

Gary Findlay, former Executive Director of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS), discusses fearmongering regarding public pension plans.

Gary Findlay, former Executive Director of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS), says public pension leaders need to get over their fears and do the right thing.

Anna M. Rappaport, FSA, MAAA, a fellow of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and member of the American Academy of Actuaries, suggests actions to help women better prepare...

Rehabilitation plan surcharges and contribution rate increases can be excluded from withdrawal liability installment payment calculations.

Encouraging terminating participants to leave their assets in the retirement savings system

Solutions from MassMutual are helping employees manage financial well-being and total benefit spend to improve retirement readiness.

If you give retirement plan participants enough good (that is, efficiently-priced) choices, can you include funds in the fund menu that maybe aren’t efficiently priced?

If greater transparency is so good for retirement plan providers, then it’s good for retirement industry regulators too.

Clearly, the DOL listened to criticisms of its conflict-of-interest regulation.

The idea that ERISA mandates only the use of passive management is absurd.

How will Presidential candidate proposals affect the DC plan tax deal?