Legislation that would permanently extend the Trump Accounts’ contribution pilot program created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now before the U.S. House.

In a new Field Assistance Bulletin, the Employee Benefits Security Administration has outlined its enforcement priorities and guiding principles — and there’s a definite shift in emphasis.

During the day, the administrative burdens of running a plan may be an issue, but it’s not what’s keeping plan sponsors awake at night. And it’s not litigation (mostly) either. What is?

Heat from Alaska? On its face, counterintuitive. But that’s exactly the effect bills before the Alaska legislature would have regarding employees’ ability to make choices concerning retirement plan ...

After slightly more than a year on the job, Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned as Secretary of Labor amid allegations of misconduct and other improprieties.

Defined benefit plans may not have the preeminence they once did, but they’re holding their own. In fact, more than holding their own, according to a recent study.

The Investment Selection Proposal does not create “immunity from liability” as it is currently written, said former EBSA head Lisa Gomez in a recent webinar.

EBSA Chief Dan Aronowitz on April 19 hailed the agency he leads as the steward of the greatest retirement system in the world and offered a note of caution about litigation abuse.

The advent of state-run auto-IRA programs evoked support — but also misgivings. Some warned that such plans would discourage private-sector employers from offering their own. A recent study provides ...

Two members of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation backed by the American Retirement Association (ARA) that would provide employees with greater control ...

Employee Benefits Security Administration Chief Daniel Aronowitz in April 16 testimony before the House Committee on Education and Workforce emphasized the importance of reducing meritless ERISA ...

How do Trump accounts compare to 529 accounts? Trump accounts were created in July 2025, and are a new tax-advantaged account for children that will go live in July 2026. Investors saving for college ...