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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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Pension Committee comments to the Actuarial Standards Board on its recent modeling ASOP exposure draft that included concerns that the potential ASOP could be applied too broadly. 
Date Published: 09/27/2013
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Comments to IRS on Form 5500

Pension Committee comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding the Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan (Form 5500) that focus on the electronic submission of data on Schedules SB and…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 09/23/2013
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Risky Business Presentation to NAIC

Presentation to the NAIC ERISA Retirement Income Working examining the financial risks of increased lifespans and the needs for retirees to secure lifetime income.   
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Date Published: 08/24/2013
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Perspectives on the PBGC Single-Employer Deficit

Issue brief addressing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s deficit in its single-employer program. The issue brief concludes that the agency’s methods and assumptions have produced a…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 08/22/2013
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Pension Committee Comments on Proposed Lifetime Income Benefit Statements

Pension Committee comments on Department of Labor’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding pension benefit statement requirements under section 105 of the Employee Retirement Income…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 08/07/2013
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Academy Follow-Up Response to House Subcommittee on Raising Social Security Retirement Age

Letter from Senior Pension Fellow Don Fuerst to Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Becerra of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security in response to questions from Chairman Johnson…
Date Published: 07/31/2013
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Capitol Hill Briefing Presentation—Risky Business: Living Longer Without Income for Life

Capitol Hill briefing presentation that examines the financial risks of increased lifespans and the need for retirees to secure lifetime income
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 06/27/2013
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Pension Committee Comments on PBGC’s Proposed Rule on Reportable Events

Pension Committee Comments on PBGC’s Proposed Rule on Reportable EventsPension Committee comments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regarding its proposed rule on reportable events under…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 06/03/2013
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Pension Committee Comments on ASOP No. 4

Pension Committee comments to the Actuarial Standards Board on revisions to ASOP No. 4, Measuring Pension Obligations and Determining Pension Plan Costs or Contributions. 
Date Published: 05/31/2013
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Academy Testimony to Congressional Subcommittee on Social Security

Senior Pension Fellow Donald Fuerst’s testimony at a House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing that examines bipartisan proposals to adjust Social Security…
Date Published: 05/23/2013
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