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SECURE 2.0 Act Financial Planning Opportunities in 2023 and Beyond

Money Talk

Act of 2022 , passed last December, has financial planning opportunities for both the accumulation and distribution phases of retirement planning. New Catch-Up Limit - Currently, additional catch-up savings ($7,500 in 2023) in employer retirement plans is available for workers age 50+. The SECURE 2.0

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Employee Focused Retirement Plans

HR Professionals Magazine

As an HR professional, you might read that title and think, “Duh – aren’t all retirement plans focused on employees?” As pensions have gone by the wayside and 401(k) plans have gained more notoriety, employees have become increasingly more aware of their employer sponsored retirement plans, and the financial benefits they provide.

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Retirement and Taxes: "To" and "Through" Planning

Money Talk

If you picture retirement planning and taxes as a Venn Diagram, there is lots of overlap between these two areas of personal finance. This is true both during one’s working years (when taxpayers are saving for retirement) and later, when people are older and withdrawing taxable income from tax-deferred accounts.

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How the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 benefits your workplace

Insperity

Act seeks to: Open access to 401(k) retirement plans to more people Provide greater opportunities to save Offer financial incentives to save while removing common barriers and penalties So, what does the law require of employers? The SECURE 2.0 Major highlights of the SECURE 2.0 Major highlights of the SECURE 2.0

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Why SECURE 2.0 Act Auto-Enrollment and Escalation Will Boost Employee Financial Well-Being

Griffin Benefits

contains dozens of changes to retirement plans, but perhaps none bigger than these two: New 401(k) and 403(b) plans will be required to automatically enroll participants in the respective plans, and employee salary deferral rates will automatically escalate each year. The SECURE Act 2.0 SECURE ACT 2.0

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SAVING 1% MORE COULD BOOST PENSION BY 25%

Employee Benefits

They are all 25 years old and plan to retire at age 68. They are paying 5% of their salary into a pension via a salary sacrifice arrangement, and their employer is paying 3%. The impact on the employee’s pension pot is that the estimated pension pot value at retirement is increased by 25%, from £99,341 to £124,177.

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How BT supports employees to build financial resilience and prepare for retirement

Employee Benefits

Research[1] by WEALTH at work found that 83% of employees are concerned that the cost of-living crisis will mean they will have to work longer before retiring and 33% think they won’t ever be able to afford to retire at all. 2025 UK adults aged 22+ in full time employment were surveyed.

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