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The best way to boost employee savings doesn’t cost a cent


August 8, 2012 by Lee James

Encouraging employee participation in your company’s 401(k) program — the prospect of the company matching (at least a portion) has to be the best selling point, right?

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Do you have 401k providers’ fee disclosures? Now you need them


August 6, 2012 by Lee James

Small companies have until Aug. 31 to determine if they need to expand or revise the choices in their employee 401(k) plans, the U.S. Labor Department now says in offering guidance on disclosure rules.

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Golden years or Fool’s Gold? Savings for retirement fall way short


May 16, 2012 by Lee James

Despite the best efforts of HR and benefits pros across America, the working public remains for the most part woefully out of step with projected needs required to fund their own retirement.

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Deadlines loom for benefit-plan fee disclosures


February 14, 2012 by James Russo

The U.S. Department of Labor has set the 2012 deadlines for two types of fee disclosures.

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Coming: Better 401(k)s for smaller companies


January 25, 2012 by James Russo

Up to now, smaller companies have really taken it on the chin when it comes to fees for 401(k) plans. That might be changing.

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The top 10 stories for 2011


December 23, 2011 by James Russo

Here are the top 10 stories for the year, as chosen by our readers.

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Firms’ 401(k) matches on the upswing


November 18, 2011 by James Russo

One recruiting tool that might not work as well as it did a couple of years ago: “We have a 401(k) match.”

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IRS releases 2012 COLA changes for retirement plans


October 31, 2011 by James Russo

The Internal Revenue Service has released a detailed list of pension plan and other retirement-related contribution limitations for 2012.

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Workers say benefits more important than ever


October 24, 2011 by James Russo

The term “engaged workers” gets thrown around a lot these days. Well, here’s how to engage them.

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Can 401(k) investors do better on their own?


October 11, 2011 by James Russo

A nationwide study seems to answer the question: Is it better to use a financial adviser to pick 401(k) investments or go it alone? And what was the biggest mistake independent investors made?

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