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Employers Turn to Lobbyists to Navigate Benefits ...       May 27, 2009
Feature: In the face of stepped-up activity on workplace law in Washington, employers are increasingly turning to lobbying organizations to help them navigate actual and potential changes in benefits policy. (5/27/2009)
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PBGC Deficit Sparks Fears of Bailout       May 26, 2009
News: The financial position of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. again is rapidly deteriorating, triggering fears that a taxpayer-funded bailout may be needed to shore up the government's pension plan insurer.
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Experts Wary of Proposed 'Bailout Funds'       May 21, 2009
News: As part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Obama administration is encouraging investment companies to create 'bailout funds,' or mutual funds that would buy troubled mortgage securities to eventually investments at a profit.
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Mandatory Enrollment: Now You See It, Now You Do ...       May 20, 2009
Feature: The proposal to mandate automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans was not included in President Barack Obama's fiscal 2010 budget, as many had been hoping. (5/20/2009)
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Market Volatility Leaves Many Wondering About ...       April 7, 2009
News: Experts and regulators question whether target-date funds are the most appropriate investment options for all 401(k) participants.
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SPECIAL REPORT: A Master Financial Plan       January 22, 2009
Feature: Many companies are going well beyond basic education programs for retirement savings, and instead are providing a variety of services and tools to help employees plot their entire financial future. (1/22/2009)
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GM will Not Be Alone in Freezing Its 401(k) Match ...       October 27, 2008
News: The automaker also suspended its match in 2001, but resumed it when business began to pick up.
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Auto-Annuity Could Stretch 401(k) Savings       August 12, 2008
News: A Washington-based think tank published a paper proposing a way that companies could automatically enroll a portion of retiring employees' 401(k) assets into a lifetime income option that would provide them with monthly payments.
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The New Old Benefit       June 6, 2008
Feature: While many companies have frozen their defined-benefit retirement plans, they have not terminated them, partly because they want the option of making them available again. Some companies see the plans as a way to attract and retain ...
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