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  • Delayed retirement may undermine job growth

    March 9, 2010

    New research reveals that more Americans plan on delaying retirement, which suggests that the nation’s jobless rate might undergo a gradual drop instead of a rapid decline.

  • Who wants to be a millionaire? You should, RIAs say.

    March 4, 2010

    You’ve likely seen the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” Perhaps you’ve even played along at home, chucking to yourself and thinking, “Sure, it would be nice to have, but I’m glad I don’t need a million dollars.”

  • Survey shows women, more than men, fret about retirement savings

    March 1, 2010

    A recent survey of 401(k) participants uncovers some surprising trends along gender lines in participants’ attitudes about retirement planning and investing.

  • Dealing with employee skepticism in tough times

    March 1, 2010

    Most people will admit that 2008 was a very tough year for investors. While much of 2009 provided a nice rebound, the fact is that some people lost so much money in 2008 that 2009 was only able to provide a partial recovery.

  • Financial education in 'Living Color'

    March 1, 2010

    Employees may have equal access to 401(k) plans, but participation is anything but equal.

  • Inertia, anxiety still rule the day for 401(k) participants

    February 18, 2010

    More than two-thirds of 401(k) plan participants (68%) have not made any savings or investment changes to their accounts in response to the financial crisis, choosing instead to “ride it out,” a new study has found.

  • Do ROBS rob savers of their retirement security?

    February 16, 2010

    I read an article in today’s USA Today that profiled several entrepreneurs who financed their business ventures with funds from their 401(k) accounts.

  • Educators could use more of their own medicine in retirement approach

    February 5, 2010

    Those who make a living educating others to think analytically and learn lessons from history aren’t exactly taking a page from their own book when it comes to retirement strategy, according to a recent ING Web-based survey.

  • Financial advisers look ahead

    February 3, 2010

    Employers and workers will be happy to learn that the majority of financial advisers are either “cautiously optimistic” or “optimistic” about the stock market in 2010, according to an online poll by the SEI Advisor Network.

  • Employees say to employers, ‘I’m broke, and it’s your fault!’

    February 2, 2010

    Americans are not doing well financially. No surprise there, right? However, what may surprise you are numbers from a Harris Interactive poll that show a decent-sized share of adults are blaming their money woes on … you.

  • Employees need help dealing with financial stress

    February 1, 2010

    The American Psychological Association's (APA) 2009 Stress in America report describes the causes and impacts of stress in this country. Human resources professionals need to familiarize themselves with the report's findings to better guide their future allocation of benefits dollars.

  • Employers fear knowledge drain, not delayed retirement

    January 14, 2010

    As the old make way for the young, the slow siphoning of institutional knowledge from a corporation’s workforce has employers worried, more so than if those wizened older workers were never to leave.

  • Median tenure remains stable through quarter century

    January 12, 2010

    So much for reminiscing about the good old days, when many workers held one stable job throughout their careers.

  • 10 tips for building better retirement plans

    December 28, 2009

    While employers with defined benefit plans have experienced the most immediate consequences of the financial crisis, those with defined contribution plans may also be facing a problem that is far greater than they realize, according to research on retirement plans.

  • New Year resolutions more money focused

    December 22, 2009

    The recession may have forced more Americans to consider New Year resolutions on improving their personal finances, suggests a new survey by Fidelity Investments.

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