The recent passage of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act is rightly the cause of celebration throughout the retirement planning industry. As the most significant retirement plan legislation in more than a decade, the SECURE Act (“SECURE” or the “Act”) contains…
…asset allocation and quantitative stock screening for mutual fund products. Prior to Mr. Slade’s tenure at Citigroup, he was an Investment Manager at NYNEX Asset Management (now Verizon). At Verizon, Mr. Slade was responsible for asset allocation and planning for its $15 billion Defined Benefit…
…Slade’s tenure at Citigroup, he was an Investment Manager at NYNEX Asset Management (now Verizon). At Verizon, Mr. Slade was responsible for asset allocation and planning for its $15 billion Defined Benefit pension fund. Mr. Slade holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of…
…is real, and will only get worse without easier pathways to saving and encouraging workers to start planning for retirement earlier in life. This legislation expands automatic enrollment, simplifies many retirement plan rules, and strengthens small businesses’ ability to offer workplace retirement plans, to make…
…a source of concern. According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, roughly one-quarter of adults have no retirement savings at all – and just 36% believe that their retirement planning is where it needs to be. PwC estimates that the median retirement savings account of $120,000…
Implicit in planning for retirement is looking ahead. But thanks to the SECURE Act and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), it can pay to look to the past as well. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 allows an employer…
…informed outlook. Consider investigating an annuity. As illustrated above, these can guarantee income for a retiree’s lifetime, and/or that of their beneficiary. Meet with a qualified financial advisor who specializes in retirement planning. Ideally this will have already been done during one’s working years, but…
…vital. Be patient. If the last several years have taught us anything, it is to maintain one’s composure in the face of challenging, sometimes seemingly random changes. Long-term planning is always a goal, but an understandable hesitation to plan too far into the future seems…
…important topic for participants getting ready for retirement. However, participants often need more than education, they need personalized planning on how to tie Social Security in with their other savings. A retiree can start taking Social Security at age 62 but their benefit will be…
We know that it is never too early—or too late—to start planning and saving for retirement. The Pentegra Participant SmartPath™ offers simple, yet essential tips for building a savings and accumulation strategy that can put participants on the path toward more successful outcomes—and a secure…
…screening for mutual fund products. Prior to Mr. Slade’s tenure at Citigroup, he was an Investment Manager at NYNEX Asset Management (now Verizon). At Verizon, Mr. Slade was responsible for asset allocation and planning for its $15 billion Defined Benefit pension fund. Mr. Slade holds…
…of Pension and Protection Planning for Pentegra to learn about strategies such as applying the 199A tax deduction, using qualified and executive compensation arrangements to increase retirement income security, and implementing a plan governance process to mitigate fiduciary liability, as well as others. *Disclaimer: This…