Retirement Planning

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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2008
More borrowing spells trouble for retirees

401(k) participants who have borrowed from their investments rose from 9% in 2005 to 18% in 2007.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2008
Connecticut is planning to offer first small-business 401(k) plan

Connecticut is seeking to become the first state to offer a low-cost 401(k) plan designed for small businesses.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2008
Changes in DB plans to slow, Hewitt says

Changes to defined benefit plans will slow considerably this year, with 72% of plans surveyed by Hewitt Associates saying they would not likely make any changes to their plans this year, compared to 41% in last year’s survey.

By D Hampton
OPINION MAR 03, 2008
Gauging retirement readiness

Wall Street has become an industry of metrics

By Mark Elzweig
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 29, 2008
Advisers may get OK on IRA advice

The Labor Department will soon release guidelines detailing how advisers may give direct counsel to clients about IRAs.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2008
Fidelity's 401(k) platform raised

A record 516 new plans were funded in 2007, with total plans serviced growing to 2,825, a 15% increase from 2006.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2008
Labor Dept. floats worker contribution rule

The rule would increase protection for employee contributions to pension and welfare-benefits plans for smaller firms.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2008
Pressure to be fiduciaries intensifies

Last week's U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow individual participants to sue 401(k) plan administrators will put further pressure on financial advisers to ensure that they are adhering to their fiduciary status, industry observers say.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2008
Fees push managed accounts off 401(k) default lists

Managed accounts aren't popular default options in 401(k) plans, because fees are too high for plan executives to justify, leaving them concerned about fulfilling their fiduciary responsibility, experts say.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2008
Finding niche in 401(k) consulting

While target marketing usually means targeting a specific audience, sometimes a product target also can bring success.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 20, 2008
Individuals may now sue 401(k) plans

Today’s Supreme Court decision will impact 50 million workers with $2.7 trillion invested in 401(k) plans.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2008
Fido’s DC record-kept assets grow

Defined contribution record-kept assets at Fidelity Investments grew 8% last year.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2008
Lincoln Financial hires DC product head

Cynthia King will be head of products for the the company’s Employer Markets Defined Contribution and Executive Benefits Business segment.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2008
Annuities gain ground in retirement market

Despite initial concerns about portability, cost and complexity, annuities in defined contribution plans are slowly gaining momentum, according to a new report.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2008
Plan sponsors brace for new regs

Complying with new 401(k) fee disclosures will be an arduous task, said a number of leading attorneys.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2008
UBS and Genworth team up on life option

The new benefit will go with UBS’s target retirement funds and other investment options.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2008
401(k) participants move to equity in Dec.

A total of $50 million in 401(k) assets moved into diversified equities from fixed-income investments during December, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

By D Hampton
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2008
Citi, Merrill, Morgan hit with ERISA claims

Employee plaintiffs are lining up to sue the major brokerage firms over losses in company stock.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2008
New regs may give 403(b)s new life

Starting in 2009, new rules will change the landscape of the 403(b) industry, making the plans look more like 401(k)s and increasing their attractiveness to savvy advisers in the process, industry leaders believe.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 07, 2008
Task force to gauge 403(b) plan issues

The group comprises 18 record keepers and investment providers that serve the market for the defined contribution plans sponsored by school systems and hospitals.

By D Hampton