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New story from ozarksfirst.com published by Katie McGrath November 1, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Final Push For Pension Tax, Many Still against it. In just a few days Springfield voters will have their say on one of the big... More...

New story from About.com published by Katie McGrath November 1, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. 401(k): Good News, Bad News Contrary to Chicken Little, 401(k) investors don't think the sky is falling. The Investment Company Insti... More...

New story from InvestmentNews published by Katie McGrath October 25, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Industry rails against claims the 401(k) should be "retired' Providers of 401(k) plans have lambasted a critical article publish... More...

New story from CBC published by Katie McGrath October 25, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Labour-sponsored funds: A tail that wags the dog Labour-sponsored investment funds (LSIFs) are a classic example of how letting the tail wa... More...

New story from The Chronicle Herald published by Katie McGrath October 25, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Two-tier Canada Pension? One of them, unfortunately, is the Canada Pension Plan, the $108-billion fund that guarantees 17 ... More...

New story from Taiwan News published by Katie McGrath October 18, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Will US factories show signs of life? There are signs that America's factories are stirring from one of the worst recessions in dec... More...

New story from HistoriCity News published by Katie McGrath October 18, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. National Save for Retirement Week Last week I wrote an editorial asking that we examine county employee benefits — specificall... More...

New story from Watertown Daily Times published by Katie McGrath October 18, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Senior payments President Obama didn't wait for the bad news to come out before he started pandering with talk of another... More...

New story from VenturaCountyStar published by Katie McGrath October 11, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Singletary: Over the long haul, stats show, 401(k) is worth it If you are wondering if it’s still worth the worry to invest i... More...

New story from NewsOK published by Katie McGrath October 11, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Retirement benefits said to be major strike issue Several reports said the major issue is retirement benefits. More: http://tinyurl.com... More...

New story from guardian.co.uk published by Katie McGrath October 11, 2009 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Tories plan flexible pensions Flexible pensions allowing Britons to raid retirement pots in times of financial need could be int... More...

Best year-end moves for your 401(k) "Don't panic" is the advice the pros offer investors contemplating year-end adjustments of their 401(k)s. Given the market's downward spiral this year, it may seem prudent to move all the money in your 4... More...

4 ways to recession-proof a 401(k) Usually at this time of year, investors are "playing the bounce": buying stocks that got dumped for tax losses in December but otherwise are sound. Don't fall into that trap in 2008. The only thing bouncing ... More...

Here are some interesting articles : Leaving a job? What about that 401(k)? Call it a mistake waiting to happen. Every year millions of workers who retire or switch jobs must figure out what to do with money in their 401(k) plans. MORE..... More...

The Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations on May 18, 2009 which allow for the suspension or reduction of safe harbor nonelective contributions under certain 401(k) safe harbor plans. A safe harbor 401(k) plan is a 401(k) plan that... More...

On February 12, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in Hecker v. Deere Company, Nos. 07-3605 & 08-1224, affi rming dismissal of a complaint alleging that the fi duciaries of two 401(k) plans sponsored by Deer... More...

The Top Ten Things to Do If Your 401(k) Plan Fails Nondiscrimination Testing 401(k) plan sponsors generally do not relish the annual call from their 401(k) consultant with their plan's nondiscrimination testing results. If your plan regularly pa... More...

There are a growing number of dual-income and single parent families that depend on the income of working women. Meanwhile, these women may also be juggling childcare and eldercare responsibilities. Today's women are not only facing greater financi... More...

Excerpted from Arkansas Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Jack Nelson Jones Fink Jiles & Gregory, P.A. Q. How do I go about starting a 401(k) plan for my employees, and what are some of the general requirements? ... More...

A confluence of events has brought increased scrutiny to employer retirement plans that should certainly result in change. First, all are familiar with the impact of theboomer population and their expected life span. Second, there is an onslaught... More...

Planning for retirement is tougher and more complicated for middle-aged Americans who are single or married with children from previous relationships than it is for those with "traditional" families. According to the MetLife Mature Market Institute'... More...

It's about time! That's the sentiment from investor advocates to the proceedings in Washington that have brought 401(k) plan fee disclosure into legislative crosshairs. Proceedings in the House of Representatives and at the U.S. Department of Labor h... More...

Employees are scaling back their expectations and ambitions for life in retirement, as they recognize that they are not saving enough to support the lifestyle they envisioned. This is according to the latest version of the Mercer Workplace Survey&tra... More...

Roughly one quarter (23%) of employers - and 44% of large companies with 25,000 or more employees - are interested in offering targeted benefits communications based on employee life stage and/or demographics, according to MetLife´s recently re... More...

The recent final 401(k) rules have added two new safe harbor withdrawal reasons: 1) burial/funeral expenses and 2) repair of certain types of damage to an employee's principal residence. If your plan document lists the reasons for hardshi... More...

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