ASPPA Net Staff

Amid a year filled with economic turmoil and a holiday season racking up credit card bills, Americans considering financial resolutions in the New Year are in good company, a new study suggests.   When looking back on 2022, nearly 9 in 10 (88%) Americans acknowledge room for improvement in their... READ MORE

There are 92 provisions in the new SECURE 2.0 Act — and by at least one assessment, they are “almost universally good, with ‘good’ being defined as ‘helpful to the cause of promoting retirement security.’” Group Plan Systems’ Pete Swisher and Cherisha Chapman rank the Top 10 Impact Provisions — and... READ MORE

The newest digital edition of ASPPA’s members-only magazine has been posted online! Several long-term trends are making the need for retirement planning more acute and the involvement of retirement professionals much more important. In this issue’s cover story, John Iekel takes a closer look. In... READ MORE

The current focus for this Congress may be on SECURE 2.0, but legislators from both parties and both houses of Congress have introduced a new retirement savings bill. The Retirement Savings for Americans Act was introduced by U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), and... READ MORE

We now have an official effective date for the new ESG regulation. The Department of Labor unveiled its final rule on the consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors just before the Thanksgiving holiday, and now the regulation has been officially published, establishing the... READ MORE

The SPARK Institute recently updated its Industry Best Practices for Cybersecurity and released a new Plan Sponsor & Advisor Guide to Cybersecurity to accompany it. As part of its efforts to help strengthen cybersecurity throughout the retirement industry, the organization’s Data Security... READ MORE

With financial pressure on U.S. employees piling up, the results of a new survey suggest that most employees want guidance from their companies to navigate inflation. The joint survey by TalentLMS, Enrich and Tapcheck reveals that economic uncertainty caused by rising inflation and recession fears... READ MORE

The newest digital edition of ASPPA’s members-only magazine has been posted online! How do you communicate with clients about complex administrative topics? In our Fall cover story, Shannon Edwards and Justin Bonestroo offer some valuable tips in four key areas. In this issue’s feature articles,... READ MORE

Health savings accounts (HSAs) may still be used more as spending accounts than savings accounts, but the Plan Sponsor Council of America’s (PSCA) 2022 Health Savings Account Survey, sponsored by HSA Bank, finds signs that retirement plans are starting to influence HSA program designs. Most... READ MORE