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With increased demand for personalized investment strategies, employers need to offer an array of education, tools and advice to support employees based on their diverse levels of financial confidence, says a new survey.

The SEC ruling is expected to make a determination of how companies will be required to report ESG metrics, including DEI metrics and policies, labor practices, recruitment and retention, and rewards and benefits.

Employers can help employees improve their retirement readiness by encouraging them to engage with their 401(k) benefits, which might include access to retirement planning tools or meetings with financial advisors.

New state laws are attempting to solve a problem: Few private sector workers save for retirement without an employer-sponsored retirement plan, so it's important for small businesses to take steps now to set up a strategy.

After a 3-year pause in student debt repayment, employees are looking to their employers for help in managing student debt while still planning for their future – and there are various ways employers can lend support.

The number of retirement millionaires jumped in the second quarter of 2023, with a 10% increase in millionaires holding 401(k) accounts and a 13% increase in millionaires with IRAs, according to Fidelity.

While Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley wants to raise the retirement age of younger Americans to prevent Social Security funds from running out, more than half of them say it should be lowered, says a new survey.

"Prolonged investigations" create "tremendous strain on retirement plan sponsors" and negatively impact retirement savers, wrote House Republicans in a letter sent to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su.