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Senators Prod Social Security Actuary on Impact of Ending Payroll Tax
By Melanie WaddellSens. Schumer, Wyden, Sanders and Van Hollen asked: "At what point" would Social Security trust fund asset reserves become depleted?
August 14, 2020
Sens. Warren, Murray Probe DOL on Fake Fiduciary Rule CommentsAfter the 2016 fiduciary rule drew a flood of fake comments, the senators want to know what preventive measures Labor has taken this time.
August 14, 2020
IRS Gives Families More Time to Get Their $500-Per-Child Stimulus PaymentsThe agency is trying to correct for glitches that prevented some families from collecting the payment.
August 10, 2020
Do Investors Really Understand the 5 Risks of Retirement?A researcher examines if adults over 50 rank the five types of financial risks the same way the empirical evidence says they should.
August 10, 2020
Trump's Payroll Tax Cut Could 'Drain Social Security Trust Fund'Sen. Wyden also says he's heard that states are going to "opt out" of Trump's unemployment plan.
August 07, 2020
Human Capital: Brad Campbell Details Oddities of DOL Fiduciary RuleIn this episode of Human Capital, we talk with Brad Campbell, former assistant secretary of the Labor Department's Employee Benefits Security Administration, who's now a partner at FaegreDrinker in Washington.
August 04, 2020
How to Improve Women's Retirement Savings: BrookingsA Brookings paper outlines policies that could help women save more and get better retirement benefits.
August 03, 2020
SEC Charges South Florida Spouses With $500M ScamThe couple bilked investors in a scheme involving unregistered securities offerings, the regulator says.