April 27th, 2018

Attorneys General, Other Third-Parties Move to Revive DOL Fiduciary Rule in 5th Circuit Anticipating the DOL will not itself ask the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a crucial mid-March panel ruling that vacated the Obama-era fiduciary rule expansion, attorneys general and retiree advocacy organizations are speaking out, asking the full appellate court to reassess its decision. Read more > Americans on Track to Replace 64% of Income in Retirement Participants who work with a traditional or online adviser are on track to replace 116% of their income. Those working with any paid adviser, 91%, and those with no adviser, 51%. Read more > American Airlines Challenged for Not Offering Stable Value Fund in 401(k) The airline company offered the AA Credit Union Fund as its capital preservation vehicle, which the plaintiffs in a lawsuit say yielded “tremendously” poor returns. Read more > Employees Need Help Addressing Barriers to Retirement Saving Workers who are unprepared for retirement are five times as likely as those who are prepared to cite high living expenses as a barrier to retirement planning. They are also seven times as likely to have too much debt. Read more > MOST READ ARTICLES

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