President Trump has signed into law the consolidated appropriations bill that ends a brief federal shutdown. That funds a large part of the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2026 — including ...

Roth accounts may be added to the options available to employees in the public sector in Mississippi if a bill before the state Senate is enacted.

In considering the impact of a Supreme Court decision on the burden of proof in a prohibited transaction suit, a federal judge found that the plaintiff had to first have standing to bring suit for ...

Employees are not the only ones affected by financial stress — employers pay a price too, says a newly released financial wellness survey.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration reports that FY 2025 it restored almost $1.4 billion to benefits plans as well as participants and their beneficiaries. What about the results concerning ...

The PBGC says in its 2025 Annual Report that there was general satisfaction with its services among plan sponsors, administrators, plan participants, and retirees.

Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett recently discussed a proposal to permit savers to invest a portion of their 401(k) retirement accounts in their personal residences. Let's ...

Here’s hoping that with THIS financial wellness month, we’re able to help more folks both know about, and take advantage of, the available programs.

There may be a federal deficit and concern about the long-term health of the Social Security system, but the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is free of such concerns. The PBGC reports that it had ...

The federal government may be heading towards another shutdown, although this time it would only involve certain agencies. So where do things stand and which agencies would be affected?

The Department of Labor has been filing amicus briefs more frequently in retirement plan litigation. Let’s break down what an amicus brief actually is, what the DOL has been doing, and why this ...

In fact, the good news about funding — namely, that private-sector DB plans were fully funded in 2025 and then some — is not a sudden phenomenon, nor a one-off. Rather, it is part of a trend that’s ...