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Charles Schwab Plan Sponsor Clients Earn Eight PSCA 2008 Signature Awards: Gold Award Winners Include Universal Orlando Resort, Meijer, and Phillips-Van Heusen; Schwab Recognized with Two Awards SAN FRANCISCO -- Clients of Charles Schwab earned a total of eight awards, including four golds, in the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America PSCA 2008 Signature Awards program - more than any other...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., FINANCE, Gold, Investment; Research articles 2008-10-20
11th Annual Black Investor Survey Shows White Americans Have More Than Twice as Much Saved For Retirement as Blacks, but Finds Employers Well Positioned to Make a Difference: CHICAGO -- African-Americans are on equal footing with Whites when it comes to accessing and enrolling in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans, but save far less each month and have a considerably smaller nest egg than their White counterparts, according to the 11th annual Ariel/Schwab Black Investor Survey. According to...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Chicago, FINANCE, financial, Investment, investor, MARKETING, stock, survey; Research articles 2008-10-15
Financial Planner's Advice: Don't Tap Your Retirement Account!: SARASOTA, Fla. -- Don't make a costly mistake with your retirement money in today's turbulent financial markets, says Sarasota financial planner Phil Couture. "Do everything you can to avoid making withdrawals from your retirement accounts to meet immediate cash needs, and take steps to safeguard your long-term investments," said...; Tags: 401(k), bank, Benefits, FINANCE, income, Internal Revenue Service, Investment, Taxes; Research articles 2008-10-07
Market Mess Exposes Gaps In 401 Savers' Knowledge: Byline: Jessica Marquez & Jeremy Smerd Heading into work September 15, Linda Garcia knew she was in for a long day. That morning, amid a financial market meltdown, Bank of America announced it was acquiring Merrill Lynch. Garcia, vice president of HR at Seffner, Florida-based Rooms To Go,...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, knowledge, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.; Research articles 2008-10-06
AARP to present 401(k) symposium in OKC: AARP Oklahoma will be host for a free symposium to encourage employers to start automatic 401k enrollment for employees from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. A complimentary lunch will be served. Reservations are being accepted by contacting Nancy...; Tags: 401(k), AARP, Benefits, FINANCE, Investment; Research articles 2008-09-30

Rothschild Investment Corporation's "401k University Series" Welcomes Fred Reish, Nationally Renowned Employee Benefits Author and Attorney: CHICAGO -- In December 2007, the Department of Labor established new rules that approved target date funds as a qualified default investment alternative in retirement plans. Since then, target date funds, which offer automatic portfolio rebalancing as participants progress toward retirement, have increasingly replaced historically low-yielding money market funds as...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-09-29
Suits aimed at recovering subprime investment losses could shape adviser roles: Once the scope of the subprime mortgage crisis became clear, a number of pension and 401k plans with assets invested in subprime mortgage obligations filed lawsuits to recover their losses. They cite a provision of ERISA that holds fiduciaries liable for losses resulting from a breach of fiduciary responsibilities. Additional...; Tags: 401(k), advisor, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., Benefits, fiduciary, FINANCE, Investment, lawsuit, Prudential Insurance Company of America; Research articles 2008-09-01
Commentary: Dept. of Labor wants a better consumer: On July 23, the Department of Labor DOL released its proposed rules for "Fiduciary Requirements for Disclosure in Participant- Directed Individual Account Plans." Try saying that three times fast. The long and short of this 32-page document is the latest in regulation aimed at...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, ERISA, fiduciary, FINANCE, Government, Investment, regulation, Regulations, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2008-08-25
Seniors III 2008 Feature Releases: SAN FRANCISCO -- The following releases focuses on the topic Seniors III: ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME, UNLESS NOTED STORIES MOVED AT 4:35 AM ET ON AUGUST 18, 2008. LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- GE Consumer & Industrial Universal Design Principles in New Appliance Development Will Aid Aging Baby Boomers...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, Business Wire, FINANCE, Investment, Mr., SALES; Research articles 2008-08-18
Follow the Fed to investment success; the effortless strategy to beating Wall Street: Follow the Fed to investment success; the effortless strategy to beating Wall Street. Roberts, Douglas S. John Wiley & Sons 2008 200 pages $24.95 Hardcover HG4910 Roberts, a Wall Street financial advisor and noted expert on the Federal Reserve Bank, offers this...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Investment, Strategy; Research articles 2008-08-01
Scaling new heights: Despite a stumbling start, the Roth 401k feature may have found its footing in the defined contribution plan space. Many retirement experts commonly assume that most large plan sponsors will eventually have to adopt a Roth 401k, considering that more Americans will see the need to diversify their...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, FINANCE, financial, Investment, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Taxes; Research articles 2008-08-01
Banking rules recipe for failure: When the investment banking firm of Bear Sterns recently imploded from $29 billion in shareholder value to essentially nothing in a matter of days, I was prompted to crack the books I had to study to become a licensed broker dealer many years ago. In my own...; Tags: 401(k), banking, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, security, stock; Research articles 2008-07-11
Banking rules recipe for failure: When the investment banking firm of Bear Sterns recently imploded from $29 billion in shareholder value to essentially nothing in a matter of days, I was prompted to crack the books I had had to study to become a licensed broker dealer many years ago. In my...; Tags: 401(k), banking, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., Benefits, FINANCE, financial, Investment, security, stock; Research articles 2008-07-09
401(k) fees on the front burner for DOL, Congress: Legislators and federal agencies plan to concentrate their efforts on addressing excessive 401k fees, and employers can expect to see new guidance on several retirement-related topics soon. Panelists at the May "DOL Speaks" conference in Washington, D.C., presented the highlights of Washington's legislative and regulatory agenda. ...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, FINANCE, Government, Investment, regulation, Regulations, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-07-01
FINRA Warns Investors About Compromising Important Assets In Uncertain Economic Times: WASHINGTON -- Mary Schapiro, CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FINRA, expressed deep concern today that some investors may be trying to cope with rocky economic conditions by putting their most valuable assets at risk in an effort to raise cash quickly. Schapiro expressed that concern in a...; Tags: 401(k), asset, Benefits, Economic Times, FINANCE, financial, FINRA, industry, investor, security; Research articles 2008-06-26
Commentary: Surviving Mr. Market Volatility's wild ride: What a wild ride it has been so far in 2008. We experienced one of the worst first quarters in the stock market in a generation -- not the best way to start the year! Since then, the markets have stabilized somewhat and we've moved well off...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation, Investment, volatility; Research articles 2008-06-16
House bill would increase corporate costs and disclosures on 401s: A bill (H.R. 3185) heading to the House floor would require employers to provide employees with much more detail about the fees associated with the 401k plans the company offers and the portion of those costs that the company pays. Rep. George Miller (D.-Calif.), chairman of the House Education and...; Tags: 401(k), American Benefits Council, Benefits, chairman, Cox, FINANCE, Investment, Miller, SEC, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Research articles 2008-06-01
Providers revamp investment options and communication in light of 403(b) changes: As traditional pension plans are increasingly being replaced by defined contribution plans, retirement income plan providers will need to adjust their tactics in order to keep up with the ever-changing retirement landscape. "Most people don't realize they're responsible for their own retirement," says Dennis Ackley, president of Ackley Associates,...; Tags: 401(k), annuity, Benefits, Fidelity Investments, FINANCE, Government, Investment, regulation, Regulations, Taxes, worker; Research articles 2008-05-01
A New WSJ.com/Harris Interactive Study Finds One Quarter of U.S. Adults Prematurely Withdraws Funds from Retirement Investment: Almost half cannot pay back the funds or have not yet begun to do so ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Personal Finance Poll finds that about one-quarter of adults who are actively planning for their retirement have prematurely withdrawn from their retirement investment products....; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, FINANCE, Government, Harris Interactive, income, withdrawal; Research articles 2008-04-24
Employees Prepare for Quarterly 401 Statements: Charles Schwab Professional Offers Tips on Managing 401k Investments Through Market Volatility SAN FRANCISCO -- Following one of the most volatile quarters in recent years, many people may be in store for a case of sticker shock when they receive their latest 401k statement. But despite the ups and...; Tags: 401(k), Benefits, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., FINANCE, Investment; Research articles 2008-04-07