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Dr. Jason Fichtner discusses the implications of the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report for 401(k) savers.

The recently released 2026 Social Security Trustees Report once again shortened the timeline for when the trust funds paying out benefits to more than 75 million Americans will become insolvent unless lawmakers finally step in and do something about it. To find out what the new report really means for workplace retirement plan participants, 401(k) Specialist Editor-in-Chief Brian Anderson talks with Jason Fichtner, Ph.D., executive director of the LIMRA Retirement Income Institute and a forme...

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Host: Brian Anderson

Guest: Dr. Jason Fichtner

Topics covered

• Social Security
• 401(k) savings
• retirement planning
• trust fund insolvency
• legislative action

Keywords

• Social Security
• trustees report
• 401(k)
• retirement
• insolvency
• legislation
• benefits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LIMRA Retirement Income Institute, 401(k) Specialist Magazine

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