05/16/2012 | Morning Edition
Ford Motor Company is making tens of thousands of white-collar retirees decide whether they want to keep getting their pension in monthly installments, or get a lump sum payout. Ford sees the unprecedented move as a way to reduce the company's liabilities.
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05/16/2012 | Stateline.org
Meredith Williams has headed public employee pension systems in both Colorado and Kansas. During his nearly 21 years in those jobs, he has witnessed great changes in the scope and generosity of retirement benefits offered to state workers.
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05/16/2012 | Time
One of the biggest flaws in most people’s retirement plan is something that previous generations rarely worried about: monthly income guaranteed for life. But the fix is in, and before long your 401(k) may look a lot more like your dad’s pension.
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05/16/2012 | JD Journal
On Monday, in a new turn of events adding to the despair of Dewey & LeBoeuf employees, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp has filed a lawsuit against the firm in a federal court in Manhattan. The federally-owned U.S. government corporation is seeking a decree to terminate a big number of Dewey retirement plans.
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05/15/2012 | Reuters
Buying stock that then falls sharply is painful, especially for investors who also happen to be company employees.
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05/15/2012 | Bloomberg BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter
A Treasury Department proposal to expand retirement income options is on the right track, but it requires some revisions to achieve the objectives
outlined in the proposed regulation (REG-115809-11), a variety of interest groups said in public comment letters posted May 4.
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05/14/2012 | New York Times
Research from Vanguard bolsters the argument for limiting the number of loans that employees can take from their 401(k) retirement accounts.
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05/14/2012 | U.S. News & World Report
Like the proverbial elephant, the view of 401(k) plans depends on which part of the retirement beast you're looking at. Started 30 years ago as a largely self-directed investment companion to traditional pensions, 401(k)s have been forced to grow up and become the nation's primary private retirement-savings vehicle.
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05/11/2012 | New York Times
For the law partners at Dewey & LeBoeuf, losing their jobs may be the least of their worries. They are likely to lose the money they were required to invest in the firm. They could lose their pensions.
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05/10/2012 | CNN/Money
America has a serious problem saving for retirement. About 49% of Americans say they aren't contributing to any retirement plan, according to a new survey conducted by LIMRA, a trade association for the financial services industry.
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