Essential estate planning items are generally agnostic to the ebbs and flows of the national economy, while sophisticated, proactive planning can certainly be affected by economic factors. Sean Link looks at developments for both.
There’s good news, and there’s bad news. The good news is that the U.S. retirement system “works beautifully when people are in it and use it.” The bad news: 57 million Americans – nearly half of the population – don’t have access to a retirement plan at work.
At the IAA Policy and Leadership Forum, a panel of Washington experts discussed regulatory and legislative developments that are important to the advisory community.
Following requests by the IAA and others, the DOL has extended its grace period for compliance with its new Fiduciary Exemption through January 31, 2022 – and says it won’t enforce the specific requirements pertaining to rollovers until June 30, 2022.
Following almost unanimous opposition, the DOL has adopted amendments to its ERISA investment duties regulation regarding ESG investments that make significant changes to the rule as originally proposed. Despite these changes,...
The DOL has proposed amendments to its ERISA investment duties regulation regarding ESG investments. The proposal, according to the related press release, “is designed, in part, to make clear that...
The IRS issued a notice on June 23 regarding the CARES Act waiver of 2020 required minimum distributions (RMDs). Under the notice, anyone who already took an RMD in 2020...
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