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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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Comments on H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010

Pension Committee and the Multiemployer Subcommittee comments on multiemployer pension plan provisions of H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 05/04/2010
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Comments to Labor, Treasury on Lifetime-Income Options in Retirement Plans

Pension Practice Council and Life Practice Council’s response to a request for information from the Labor and Treasury departments regarding lifetime-income options for participants and beneficiaries…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 05/03/2010
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Comments to Labor, Treasury on Lifetime-Income Options in Retirement Plans

Pension Practice Council and Life Practice Council’s response to a request for information from the Labor and Treasury departments regarding lifetime-income options for participants and beneficiaries…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 05/03/2010
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Comments to ASB on Proposed Revision to ASOP No. 41

Pension Committee comments to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) regarding proposed revisions to ASOP No. 41, Actuarial Communications.
Date Published: 03/31/2010
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Comments to ASB on Proposed Revision to ASOP No. 35

Pension Committee comments to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) regarding proposed revisions to ASOP No. 35, Selection of Demographic and Other Noneconomic Assumptions for Measuring Pension…
Date Published: 03/31/2010
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Comments to PBGC on Proposed Regulations for ERISA Sections 4041 and 4043

Pension Committee comments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) on proposed regulations concerning reportable events under ERISA Section 4043 and the purchase of irrevocable commitments…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 01/22/2010
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Letter to Labor Department on Electronic Display of Form 5500 Filings

Pension Committee comments to the Department of Labor regarding the electronic display of certain information contained in the annual Form 5500 filing for single employer defined benefit plans.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 12/09/2009
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Letter to Rep. Pomeroy on H.R. 2748, Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act of 2009

Pension Committee letter to Rep. Earl Pomeroy regarding H.R. 2748, Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act of 2009.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 11/18/2009
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Letter to Rep. Weiner on Social Security’s Annual Cost of Living Adjustments

Academy letter to Rep. Anthony Weiner concerning his comments about Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)
Date Published: 09/04/2009
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Comments to GASB on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting

Pension Practice Council response to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)’s invitation to comment on pension accounting and financial reporting.
Date Published: 08/03/2009
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