May 31, 2019
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PERSONAL FINANCE, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, ANNUITIES, TAXES & FINANCIAL LITERACY

• Lack of Emergency Savings Among Biggest Financial Regrets ; What clients don’t know can hurt their retirement ; 7 Key Mistakes People Make When Retiring Abroad
• Can financial wellness programs improve Americans’ retirement readiness? ; Don’t Let the Online Retirement Calculators Scare You Away From Investing
• Are robo-advisers the way forward for retail investors?
• Retirees, Ladder Annuities to Hedge Your Bets
• Cash Remains King: New Survey Confirms What Others Have Said for Years ; I have 8 bank accounts — here’s how they help me control my spending and savings
• Most Americans Plan to Travel This Summer
• How this former Google employee earned 10 million credit card points

HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS

• US healthcare spending to grow 4% in 2019
• 2020 HSA Limits Rise Modestly, IRS Says       
• Senate HELP Proposes Incentivizing Healthcare Cybersecurity Adoption
• How Healthcare Companies Have Embraced Digitalization

TECH, MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Under GDPR, UK Data Breach Reports Quadruple
• Law Firm Sues First American Over Data Breach ; Lawyer Claims Redtail May Have Broken State Laws in Handling Data Exposure
• Alexa, please explain the dark side of artificial intelligence
• Google bans apps used to help buy marijuana
• Apple fights back as regulatory scrutiny intensifies
• Apple Pay, Google Pay will work with MTA’s tap and pay system for NYC transit

401k, 403b, 457b, NONQUALIFIED, STATE-RUN PLANS & LITIGATION

• Were Participants Shaken or Stirred in 2018?
• A warning to all 401(k) plan sponsors who assume too much
• Will Multiemployer Plans Solve the Small Business Retirement Gap? ; How The Secure Act Will Impact The Millennials And Gen Z’ers Retirement
• Supreme Court Denies Chevron Stable Value ERISA Litigation Review

PENSIONS

• The public pension crisis is an especially big threat to women ; Do pension benefit cuts encourage public employees to leave?
• Trahan, Scott support legislation to ensure pensions will not be lost
• Syracuse cop, firefighters blew chance to fix low pensions, aide says
• Deal for Easton teachers: Retire now and we’ll help pay for your health benefits              
• Warwick schools lawyer warns against raiding pension plan
• State Again Pares Role of Hedge Funds in Pension Holdings
• Musicians’ union pension fund preparing MPRA application to reduce benefits
• Why Terminating a Pension Plan May Be Unaffordable ; Pension Risk Transfer Volume Continues to Head Toward Sky ; Don’t Fear Lump Sum Payments for Defined Benefit Plans

INTERNATIONAL

• Norway’s Largest Pension Fund Divests From Alcohol, Gambling Investments
• State pension age: Another hurdle for pensions reform

MARKETS

• Strong labor market boosts US consumer confidence ; Dollar hovers close to two-year peak on trade war, growth worries
• Investors wade back in to US stocks as trade concerns mount ; Municipal bonds are 2019’s hottest asset
• Gasoline, TVs, Cars: The Surprising Things Rare Earths Help Make
• Many Institutional Investors Confuse ESG with Socially Responsible Investing
• European Central Bank sends Italy a warning over debt
• Venezuela Reports Grim Details of Hyperinflation, GDP Plunge ; Deluded and Disappointed, Economists Rethink Brazil’s Future
• Brexit: How the timetable to 31 October could unfold

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

• Asia hedge funds struggle to benefit from investor enthusiasm
• Report to Congress ponders a future of cryptocurrency over cash ; President of Germany’s Central Bank Warns of Serious Outcomes of Digital Currencies  ; Associated Press Rules ‘Crypto’ Isn’t a Substitute for ‘Cryptocurrency’
• Are REITs the Hottest Stocks of 2019?
• Asian family offices build the case for more ESG