Tag: retirement income

dramatic portrait of sad and depressed mature man

Most families have relatively little money and median income has been stagnant. If you hang out in the Northeast and talk to financial types and academics who worry about pensions and retirement income, it is easy to get lulled into the notion that the mass affluent – the upper middle of the income distribution –…

The White House in Washington DC from the South Lawn on a beautiful day

Three changes to RMDs I’d like to see. On August 31, President Trump signed an executive order to make it easier for small employers to offer 401(k)s through multiple-employer plans and to review the rules on required minimum distributions (RMDs).  Expanding access to multiple employer plans is a good idea and a central component of…