Retirement Trends

Plan sponsors and employers are searching for advisors and consultants who are highly knowledgeable about SECURE 2.0 provisions, according to a new UBS survey.

While the official IRS announcement will come next month, the contribution limit for retirement accounts will likely increase from $23,000 to $23,500 in 2025, according to new Mercer and Milliman reports.

"This should be a point of welcome relief to celebrate — and it is, in part."

The depletion of funds will directly impact retirement strategies, which is why employers need to focus on enhancing employee 401(k) plan offerings, promoting higher contribution rates, and providing financial literacy programs, says a new Atticus survey.

After replacing its pension plan with a cash-balance plan last year, IBM has now completed a PRT, transferring $6 billion in defined benefit pension plan obligations for 32,000 participants.

In this first year of the Starter 401(k), 75% of small employers went with this new 401(k) over their state-run auto-IRA program due to its simplicity, according to Jeff Rosenberger, COO of retirement platform Guideline.

In these states, 65-year-olds may have to make their nest eggs last a bit longer, as life expectancy in these states is a bit longer than the average of 18.4 years.

Transitioning from voluntary to auto-enrollment in 401(k)s, coupled with auto-escalation, should be a key plan design feature for employers, recommends the Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies.