Week ending January 24th, 2020

Happy Friday, readers! The convergence of health and wealth remains an important employee benefit trend in 2020, and plan sponsors are seeking advisers with expertise on such topics as health savings accounts, the savings hierarchy and long-term care. Collected below is a series of articles on these timely topics. We hope you will share some of what you read with a client or colleague.

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HSAs, FSAs and HRAs: Get to Know the Health Savings Alphabet

The account types differ quite a lot. Some require same-year spending, most are owned by the employer, and one comes with a triple tax advantage. Read more >

Broad Benefit Trends to Watch in 2020

Employers are accustomed to having five generations in the workforce, but they now need to focus on the new expectations Gen Z brings to the workplace, Fidelity says. Read more >

Facts You Haven’t Learned About HSAs

One overlooked benefit of HSAs is that people can actually spend money on qualified health care expenses out of pocket and then reimburse themselves tax-free via the HSA once they enter retirement. Read more >

The Positive Impact of Claiming Social Security Later

The Center for Retirement Research says the reduction for claiming early is currently too large while the increase for claiming late is about right. Read more >

Limited 529 Plan Knowledge Holds Savers (and Advisers) Back

Educating people about the plans is important, as a recent Edward Jones survey found that only 29% of Americans know what the purpose of these plans are. Read more >

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The Retirement Crisis Is a Coverage Crisis

For those workers who are offered a retirement savings plan at work, the U.S. retirement system functions pretty well; solutions are needed, however, to extend coverage to millions more Americans.

First Hints of Potential New DOL Fiduciary Rule Emerge

The Department of Labor has submitted a draft regulation to the Office of Management and Budget.

Retirement Plan Cyberfraud Suit Moves On With Claims Against Both Parties

A federal judge previously moved forward ERISA claims against retirement plan providers and has recently allowed for a counterclaim by the providers against the plan sponsor.

Lawsuit Calls Into Question Reasons for Fund Changes

Plan participants allege prohibited transactions between a plan sponsor and its investment manager relating to a revamp of the plan's investment lineup.

Split Supreme Court Rules in Thole v. U.S. Bank; Major Implications for Pensions

The case is expected to help determine whether the millions of Americans whose pensions are held in defined benefit plans have the right to sue the fiduciaries of their plans for mismanaging assets, even when their own retirement benefit has not suffered.

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