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One-third of employers reduce retirement plan matches
By Staff WriterRegardless of Americans' commitment to 401(k)s more than 30 percent of employers have reduced or eliminated matching contributions to defined contribution plans since January...
March 24, 2009
UPDATE: U.S. Labor Dept postpones retirement advice ruleIn a hearing Tuesday, lawmakers examined how workers should receive employer-sponsored access to retirement advice. Members of the House Education and Labor Committee have emphatically argued...
March 24, 2009
Laffer keeps 'em laughing3/24/09 - San Diego, 8:30am PDT: I love an economist with a sense of humor. The ability to bridge complex analytical concepts with good humor...
March 23, 2009
U.S. Labor Dept postpones retirement advice ruleThe U.S. Department of Labor announced today it is postponing the implementation of a rule allowing workers to receive retirement investment advice from financial service...
March 23, 2009
Dow jumps 500 points following bank planU.S. stocks rallied Monday, closing the day up almost 500 points following the Treasury's unveiling of a plan to help banks get rid of bad...
March 20, 2009
Unemployment is worse than you thinkAt 9.7 percent, the U.S. experienced the highest unemployment rate in 1982 since the Great Depression. Is it that bad today? The official February 2009 rate...
March 19, 2009
Boomers want to age in place79% -- Percentage of boomers who want to stay in their homes as they age. 85% -- Percentage of boomers who are confident they'll...
March 19, 2009
Retirement Assets Lost Quarter of Their Value in '08Defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans, tumbled 24% to $7.86 trillion in 2008, down from $10.3 trillion in 2007.