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Investment Advisor March 2010 Melanie Waddell	The Problems With Pensions Members of Congress and retirement experts are working feverishly to ensure that pension plan funding relief is enacted soon.
Investment Advisor May 2009 Melanie Waddell	New IRS DB Funding Rules The Internal Revenue Service recently issued regulatory guidance on defined benefit pension plans that provides some needed relief for DB plan sponsors.
Investment Advisor August 2006 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Still Hammering Away Members of Congress are still hashing through a compromise bill on pension reform, and completed, the final bill may also include a provision on abolishing the estate tax.
Investment Advisor September 2006	Pension Act Signed While pension experts say the recently passed Pension Protection Act of 2006 will indeed help remedy the funding problems that have plagued defined benefit pension plans, they doubt that it will resolve the insolvency woes of the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation.
Investment Advisor September 2007	News & Products Participants who consistently held accounts in 401(k) plans from 1999 through 2006 increased their account balance at an annual rate of 8.7%... Rep. George Miller, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the "401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007"... etc.
FDIC FYI January 13, 2004 Miller & Ayres	Could a Bull Market Be a Panacea for Defined Benefit Pension Plans? This report describes the serious challenges and outlook facing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and corporate defined benefit pension plans, and examines the effects on financial institutions insured by the FDIC.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Chris Mallon	The Perils of Pensions Once a no-lose situation for both management and employees, defined-benefit pension plans are now threatening to cripple some U.S. corporations. But the piper must be paid, and it's investors who will ultimately suffer.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Big Investors Are Fleeing Stocks. Should You? Pension funds are moving to bonds.
Registered Rep. August 4, 2006 John Churchill	Senate Passes Pension Bill to Bush The U.S. Senate passed the Pension Protection Act, which lawmakers hope will spur businesses to improve existing employer-sponsored retirement plans. There is also a special gift to financial advisors in the bill.
Investment Advisor May 2009 James J. Green	Confidence Builders A study from Barclays Global Investors attempts to discover what could be done to restore confidence in retirement plans and save more.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2008 Dan Caplinger	2009: End of the Road for Pensions? The final nail in the coffin for pensions may come from 2008's terrible stock market performance.
CFO September 1, 2005 Russ Banham	Pension Upheaval Will proposed pension reforms actually save the system, or cause more of Corporate America to opt out?
Financial Planning January 1, 2006 Lawson & Bloom	A Hybrid Future Financial advisers should learn how the new DB(k) plan could make retirement offerings easier and more affordable for small-business owners.
Investment Advisor February 2010 Melanie Waddell	Retirement News Retirement-related legislation to watch for this year. Lord, Abbett waives annual custodial fee for new IRA accounts.
Investment Advisor September 2006 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Some Good News on Pensions Advisors praise the new Pension Act.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 John Churchill	Deciphering the Rules of Retirement Advice Title VI of the the Pension Protection Act, far from being a clear-cut signal for reps to dive into the retirement advice business, does, however, open the door wider to advice giving.
Investment Advisor October 2005 Kathleen M. McBride	Retirement Plan Advisor: What's Old is New Traditional defined benefit (DB) plans are getting a new lease on life. There is an opportunity for advisors to help clients who own small businesses to set up a DB plan.
CFO February 22, 2005 David M. Katz	The Domino Effect Ailing pension plans could overburden the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp and send premiums soaring.
Investment Advisor September 2007 Melanie Waddell	Failure to Compute? The Department of Labor is set to tell Congress by year-end if computer models are suitable for IRAs.
Investment Advisor January 2006 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Plan Advisor: Reform is in the Air Officials in Washington expect Congress to pass legislation early this year that would shore up the nation's ailing pension system and provide tax breaks to encourage retirement savings.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options.
Financial Advisor July 2005 Jeff Berends	Big Savings For Small Employers Individual defined benefit plans are appealing to the self-employed.
Investment Advisor July 2010 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: News & Products A new report by has found that practices are experiencing significant growth in serving retirement income clients as planners, brokers, and RIAs express heightened concern with managing investment risk for these investors.
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003	A "Perfect Storm" of Circumstances Batters Corporate Pension Plans Questions raised about accounting for pension funds have prompted some Wharton faculty and other experts to ask if rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, as well as the Internal Revenue Code itself, may have played a significant part in the strife.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004	Q&A with the PBGC's Bradley Belt The new executive director talks about the major reforms that need to be made to ensure the health of pension systems in the U.S.
Job Journal August 3, 2003 Michael Kinsman	Is Your Pension in Peril? Company failures have created a reversal of fortune in pension funds.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2010 Dan Caplinger	This Will Cause the Next Financial Crisis Pension funds are getting desperate, turning to risky strategies to make minimal cash.
National Defense October 2012 Karen L. Manos	Contractors Charging the Federal Government For Pension Contributions Is Not Corporate Welfare In full election-year mode, news media have been awash in articles, blogs and reports urging Congress to stop the "corporate welfare" of reimbursing federal contractors' pension costs.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Kristen French	Trolling for 401(k) Treasure Congress is expected to enact new pension legislation that would make it easier for financial advisors to work with participants in company retirement programs.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Pension Reform and You A new law will change the way you save for retirement. Assuming that the act is signed into law, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 will provide savers with more options and greater assurance than the current set of incentives.
Financial Advisor October 2011 Matt Greco	Adding It Up Many companies are unaware of recent changes that make defined benefit plans more attractive.
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Alex J. Pollock	Live Long, Work Long Working years have been shrinking, and retirement years expanding. How can we address the social, demographic, financial and political aspects of a growing percentage of the population that is living longer and expecting an income while no longer being productively employed?
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Len Reinhart	A Work in Progress Privatizing Social Security is part of a 25-year experiment to shift the funding of retirement from the government and the corporate sector to the individual.
CFO February 1, 2009 Alix Stuart	Plenty of Pain, a Dash of Relief A new law lets pension plans smooth out assets over two years, easing the crash of 2008. But it's a pittance in the face of falling corporate bond rates.
Investment Advisor August 2005 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Plan Advisor: The Capitol Solution Washington lawmakers are rolling out bills meant to untangle retirement's financial knot.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Prepare for the Looming Pension Crisis Underfunded pensions could well be the last straw that moves the U.S. into a brand-new financial crisis light-years beyond what we've seen so far.
Financial Advisor May 2007 Ken Ziesenheim	Diamonds In The Rough The new Pension Protection Act offers opportunities for financial advisors, if you know where to dig.
Financial Advisor September 2006 Raymond Fazzi	Whose Advice Is It Anyway? A provision of the Pension Protection Act would directly impact the financial planning field by encouraging employers to provide advisors for their 401(k) participants. But who exactly will be doling out that advice?
Investment Advisor April 2007 James J. Green	News & Products The Fidelity Research Institute reported that Americans are slightly better prepared for retirement... The American College hat New York Life Insurance Company is donating $2 million... etc.
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey	Are The Retirement Waters Now Murkier? A 40-page document of new regulations from the Department of Labor sets out to ease the challenges of offering investment advice to retirement plan participants and to lessen any conflicts of interest.
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn	Happy Endings Financial advisors, this year new laws provide potential payoffs, as well as pitfalls, for December tax planning. Charitable Strategies... Gift-Tax Exclusions... Retirement Planning...
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Bill Mann	The Problem With Your Pension Defined-benefit programs are disappearing. Some are insolvent. We have two simple words to put into your retirement vocabulary: index fund.
CFO February 22, 2005 Alix Nyberg	Death to Smoothing A tough regulatory environment is another nail in the coffin for defined-benefit plans.
Investment Advisor May 2006 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Pension Reform Bill Near? Lawmakers failed to unveil the much-anticipated compromise bill on pension reform before leaving for spring break, which means the unveiling of a final bill could likely drag out for some time.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Tim Hanson	Why You'll Have a Worry-Free Retirement Our retirements are in our hands, and we need to make sound financial decisions from here on out to ensure that our retirements are secure.
Investment Advisor February 2009 Melanie Waddell	Out of the Frying Pan, Into...? While most investors and their advisors are happy to say good riddance to 2008, the collective wisdom among economists and investing executives is that the global financial crisis will usher in a year of global recession and deflation risk.
CFO November 1, 2007 Russ Banham	20/20 View on Managing Pension Liabilities: The Road Ahead Changes in accounting, law, and the lifespan of employees have companies considering outsourcing their defined benefit pension plans.
Investment Advisor March 2010 Melanie Waddell	Income Initiatives; Social Security President Obama's State of the Union address included a number of retirement savings initiatives that he'd like to see enacted: the automatic IRA, an expanded savers credit, updating 401(k) regulations, as well as using annuities as a way to turn savings into a guaranteed lifetime income.
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Nanette Byrnes	Pensions That Discriminate against Older Workers With modern retirement plans increasingly under attack by older employees, it's becoming clear that a company's best interests are not always going to intersect with those of all its workers. That's why Congress needs to step up with clear legislation that would reform federal pension laws.
HBS Working Knowledge February 17, 2014 Michael Blanding	Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions Although new defined benefit plans are rare, many firms must still fund commitments to retirees. Luis M. Viceira looks at the pension landscape and the recent emergence of insurance companies as potential saviors.