Tag: "Expert"
ASPPA Hosts 2013 Great Lakes Benefits Conference in Chicago
The Great Lakes Benefits Conference is a forum to discuss employee benefit issues with colleagues, government representatives and private sector experts. The program will focus on exchanging information and educating attendees about current regulatory, legislative, administrative and actuarial topics.
Frontline’s View of Retirement Industry as Commodity is Dead Wrong
ASPPA’s Brian Graff responds to the PBS Frontline’s ‘The Retirement Gamble’ program touted to be an ‘eye opening investigation of a financial services industry that may be draining your retirement savings with every passing year.’
Tax Reform Should Not Harm Main Street’s Retirement Plan
Brian H. Graff, CEO of ASPPA talks about new research estimates that show retirement tax incentives benefit American workers.
Plan Consultant Releases Spring 2013 Issue
In the cover story of Plan Consultant magazine, Cleo Chang, managing director and head of Wilshire
Funds Management’s Investment Research Group, discusses recent developments in Baby Boomers’ retirement-preparedness strategies and how their actions will impact the economy.
Washington Update: Obama’s Budget is a Retirement Plan Killer
ASPPA CEO Brian Graff slams two provisions in the President’s FY 2014 budget proposal. The first of these two “retirement plan clunkers” in the budget would result in double taxation of 401(k) plan contributions. The second “clunker” is the new $3 million lifetime aggregate cap on DC plans and IRAs.
Obama Budget Slams Small Business Retirement Plans
“We were very concerned when last year’s budget included a double tax on contributions to 401(k) plans. Small business owners earning over $250,000 would have to pay tax on contributions in the year the contributions are made then pay tax at the full rate when contributions are distributed at retirement. We were hoping this misguided proposal would be eliminated in this year’s budget, but instead the Administration has kept the double tax proposal, and added another penalty for retirement savings.
Raid on Your Retirement
ASPPA’s Director of Retirement Policy Judy Miller joins “The Willis Report” on Fox Business Channel to discuss how Obama’s proposed budget savings cap would penalize savers and be a retirement plan killer.
ASPPA Members Ask the Experts
Joshua Gotbaum, Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) braved Hurricane Sandy and opened the impromptu “Ask the Experts” session by commenting on a recent 2011 Gallup survey which he described as “terrifying.” According to the survey, more than three-quarters of Americans between the ages of 30 and 49 are very concerned about the adequacy of their retirement savings. Gotbaum pointed out that ASPPA members and the PBGC have a job in common: encouraging private retirement savings.
Keeping Current with Ferenczy and Watson
While the winds from hurricane Sandy swirled outside, members of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) met at National Harbor for their annual conference. Monday’s sessions began with the annual update on regulation, legislation and guidance changes, as well as a look at litigation involving employee benefit plans from the past year…
Washington Update – Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
ASPPA’s CEO Brian Graff discusses recent developments in negotiations on the impending “fiscal cliff.” He discusses the strategies of both Republicans and Democrats, and goes into detail on various proposals and negotiating stances of both groups. Graff explores the likelihood of America “going over the cliff” and highlights the importance of leadership from the White House as time runs out for politicians to make a deal.
