Saving for Retirement
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Boomers squeezed by care obligations
By Staff WriterThe "Sandwich Generation" is not the name of a restaurant or deli -- though perhaps it should be. It is the term coined to describe baby boomers in the unenviable position of caring for their own children and for their parents,
May 31, 2008
Boomers squeezed by care obligationsThe "Sandwich Generation" is not the name of a restaurant or deli -- though perhaps it should be. It is the term coined to describe baby boomers in the unenviable position of caring for their own children and for their parents,
May 29, 2008
Adding Guaranteed Income to a QDIAWhile the introduction of Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) to defined contribution plans has enabled sponsors to help participants accumulate retirement savings, a new study released by Richmond, Virginia-based Genworth Financial during the company's 2008 Retirement Symposium in May has revealed that adding guaranteed income to a QDIA offers even...
May 28, 2008
John Edwards: The class action candidateThe populist rhetoric of John Edwards kills me. "The gap between rich and poor is widening at a frightening pace," he trumpets. "We must do...
May 28, 2008
Boomer basicsWho are the boomers?: There are approximately 78 million boomers, or individuals born between 1946 and 1964, and this generation is approaching retirement. Boomers will...
May 20, 2008
Program Highlights Financial GapsPrincipal Financial Group Inc. has developed a system that can help employee benefit plan participants identify retirement savings shortfalls and other financial weaknesses.The My Principal ...
May 15, 2008
Streamlining disclosure for investorsIn an effort to minimize increasing fulfillment costs, fund companies have been combining multiple fund prospectuses into a phone-book-sized "one-size-fits-all" document distributed in a single mass mailing. What began as a noble effort to inform
May 08, 2008
A Need to Work TogetherThe government and policymakers must work together if the 401(k) plan is going to remain the dominant private-sector device for retirement savings, said Paul Schott...