Retirement Crisis in America Al Jazeera America May 14th, 2014 *click the image or hyperlink to view the interview and feature story
ASPPA’s Graff Blasts Rubio’s Retirement Proposal
Excerpt: “Though Rubio is attempting to confront the widespread problem of saving too little for retirement, his proposed solution is not addressing the cause of the issue, says Brian Graff, CEO of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries. “It’s surprising, in a word, from a Republican,” Graff says of Rubio’s proposal. “It sounds… Continue reading
Fox Business, Money with Melissa Francis (live): Saving for retirement in the worst-case scenarios
Saving for retirement in the worst-case scenarios ASPPA’s CEO, Brian Graff appeared on FBN’s Money with Melissa Francis to talk about various scenarios in which individual retirement accounts could be injured if Chairman Camp’s tax reform proposal was passed into law.
Fiscal Times: 6 Reasons myRAs Won’t Ease the Retirement Crisis
6 Reasons myRAs Won’t Ease the Retirement Crisis Excerpt: “…require someone whose company doesn’t have any retirement plan to go to their employer and say she wants to do this, and then the employer would have to say ‘OK’ and put it in place,” says Brian Graff, executive director and chief executive officer of the… Continue reading
Financial Times: Don’t Curb ‘Death Master File’ Access for 401(k)s
ICI: Don’t Curb ‘Death Master File’ Access for 401(k)s Excerpt: “The Department of Commerce seems to intend for access to continue as groups go through the certification process, says Judy Miller, director of retirement policy at the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, another signatory to the letter. “But [the department’s intention] wasn’t clear,”… Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal: Do you know what’s wrong with your 401(k)?
Do you know what’s wrong with your 401(k)? Excerpt: “Experts also say that good advice is personalized and customized. And one way of telling whether the advice personalized is “if the adviser asks questions about (your) situation whether online, on phone, or in person,” said Fred Barstein, the founder and the CEO of the Retirement… Continue reading
San Francisco Chronicle: MyRA for workers whose employers don’t offer retirement plan
MyRA for workers whose employers don’t offer retirement plan Almost 72 percent of workers earning $30,000 to $50,000 who are offered a workplace retirement plan participate, whereas only 5 percent without a workplace plan open an IRA, according to a study cited by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries. {break} Brian Graff, chief… Continue reading
POTUS Attacks Tax Incentives for Retirement; ASPPA’s CEO Responds
ASPPA CEO/Executive Director Brian Graff issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s attack on the tax incentives for retirement savings in his State of the Union Address. “It is extremely unfortunate that while promoting the importance of retirement savings in the State of the Union, President Obama chose to attack the 401(k) plan,… Continue reading
Plan Consultant Magazine Releases Winter Issue; Protecting Your Retirement Egg
Arlington, VA (January 17, 2014)-As the economy slowly recovers from recession, many retirement industry professionals are strategizing to improve financial security for their plan participants while attempting to maintain strong returns on investments. It’s a fine line to walk when balancing security and returns, and plan sponsors have to be well-informed to maximize both, improve… Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal: For retirement, are R-Bonds right for you?
For retirement, are R-Bonds right for you? MarketWatch Excerpt: “And Judy Miller, the executive director of American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA), a national organization for career retirement-plan professionals based in Washington, D.C., said the following: “I don’t see this expanding the number of people who have retirement savings, but I do see… Continue reading