Some Novel Ideas for Improving Retirement Income

Employees have increasingly been forced over the last few decades to take responsibility for ensuring they have enough savings to last through retirement. But many of them are making inadequate saving decisions and finding themselves facing financial difficulty in retirement.

As a result, the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury are reviewing retirement plan rules to determine if the retirement security of participants could be enhanced with arrangements aimed at providing a lifetime stream of income after retirement. Earlier this year, the agencies put out a request for comments on the topic from the retirement plan industry and the general public...

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