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Date Published: 03/03/2024
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New Academy Issue Brief Provides Useful Overview of ERISA-Exempt Church-Sponsored Retirement Plans

WASHINGTON—A new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries provides an overview of retirement plans sponsored by churches and church-related organizations, in an effort to help plan…
Date Published: 01/24/2024
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Date Published: 11/20/2023
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American Academy of Actuaries: Earlier Congressional Reform of Social Security Could Ease Reform Impacts on Beneficiaries

WASHINGTON—The reform options at Congress’ disposal to address the depletion of Social Security’s combined trust fund reserves in 2034 will become only more limited in number and…
Date Published: 10/30/2023
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A Retirement Tax Break That Ends the Fear of Outliving Your 401(k)

Wall Street Journal
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 07/20/2023
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Up to the Challenge? New American Academy of Actuaries Web App Puts You in Charge of Fixing Social Security Financing

WASHINGTON—A new “Social Security Challenge” web app published by the nonpartisan American Academy of Actuaries at actuary.org/socialsecurity immerses users in an animated…
Date Published: 03/15/2023
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Longevity Is the Biggest Threat to Successful Retirement

Wealth Management
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 02/09/2023
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Work is the new retirement, even for the rich

Financial Planning
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 01/25/2023
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Date Published: 01/09/2023
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Date Published: 11/01/2019
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Date Published: 10/18/2019
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Date Published: 08/12/2019
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