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On this day…

Posted Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 by Joellen Leavelle

On this day in 1981, the final regulations for 401(k) plans were issued. What better day than today to look back at what we’ve written on 401(k) plans? Here’s our top 10 list: (more…)

Happy International Day of Older Persons!

Posted Thursday, October 1st, 2009 by Joellen Leavelle

Did you know today is the International Day of Older Persons?  We don’t want today to go by without pointing out two shocking facts that were highlighted recently by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Pensions at a Glance 2009: Retirement-Income Systems in OECD Countries.  (more…)

As ERISA celebrates its 35th anniversary it is clear that there is still more to do

Posted Monday, September 7th, 2009 by Joellen Leavelle

Labor Day marks the 35th anniversary of a law hailed by its principal sponsor Senator Jacob Javits as “the greatest development in the life of the American worker since Social Security.” Thanks to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, millions of retirees are receiving the secure lifetime pensions that are making it possible for them to live comfortably in retirement. (more…)

Older Americans Month

Posted Friday, May 1st, 2009 by Joellen Leavelle

Today, May 1, marks the start of Older Americans Month. What better a day to discuss the retirement security of older Americans? Not so long ago retirement security was thought of as a three-legged stool, consisting of employer-sponsored pensions, personal savings and Social Security.   (more…)

Happy birthday, ERISA!

Posted Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 by Rebecca Davis

 

Happy 34th Birthday, ERISA!

Today marks the 34th anniversary of the date that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, known to those in the field of pensions as ERISA, was signed into law.  In a tribute to the workers who would be helped by the new law, that day, September 2, 1974, fell on Labor Day. (more…)