Tag: IRA
The most effective way to save for retirement is through a workplace-based retirement plan, but many workers lack access to one. To help close this gap, a number of states have adopted programs that require employers without a plan to auto-enroll their workers in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). These accounts use the Roth structure,…
Retirement Savers Should Be Protected Against Costly Financial Advice – Especially for Rollover IRAs
But courts block effort to curtail conflicts of interest. In October 2023, President Biden announced that the Department of Labor (DOL) would propose a new rule to protect people saving for retirement against conflicted advice. Under the current state of play, DOL regulations regarding advice to employer-sponsored plans are governed by ERISA’s fiduciary rule, whic…
