401(k)

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  Top 25 Finance Company 401(k) Plans: BrightScope

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 26, 2013

  To judge by the 401(k) plans that finance companies offer their employees, they’re doing a good job of doing unto themselves as they would have others do.

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  Alternatives Saw Biggest Drop in Asset Management Fees in 2012: Mercer

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 22, 2013

  "Demand for active management may well fall off a cliff" as defined contribution plans overtake defined benefit pensions, a Mercer consultant says.

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  Demographic Nightmare: Boomer Retirement Disaster Looms

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 17, 2013

  "We’re living into our 80s, 90s and 100s," says Wilmington Trust's Kathryn Karlic. "We’ll have four generations around a single pocket of wealth, with 80-year-old women taking care of their 100-year-old parents."

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  ING Helps DC Advisors Rise Above Competition in New World of Fee Disclosure

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 10, 2012

  ING’s new program offers practical guidance on how advisors can create a value proposition and a service commitment that address the needs of plan sponsors.

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  Top 7 Tips for Advisors to Create Best Retirement Plans

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 29, 2012

  ‘Average’ DC plans often have insufficient participation, low savings rates, murky fee disclosure and too many investment options. Here's how to beat the odds by improving a retirement plan.

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  401(k)s to Overtake Pensions as Primary Retirement Vehicle in 2012: State Street

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 26, 2012

  In 2012, more people will save for retirement in 401(k)-type plans than in traditional pensions, which means employees need better guidance from plan sponsors, says State Street Global Advisors.

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  6 Critical Trends for Retirement Plans in 2012

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  January 19, 2012

  Lincoln Trust released a report on six “megatrends” that would affect the retirement plan industry in 2012.

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  J.P. Morgan Asset Management Rethinks DC Plans

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2011

  In a foray into the retirement marketplace, J.P. Morgan Asset Management has developed three core menus the let DC plan participants engage more actively with their plans.

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  Public Sector Overwhelmingly Favors Pension-Style Retirement: NIRS

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 29, 2011

  A study found DB plans are strongly preferred over DC plans in the public sector, and investment returns are higher in DB plans than in 401(k)s.

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  As Politicians Spar Over Social Security, 401(k) Planners Fill Retirement Gap

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 15, 2011

  America’s workers are relying more than ever on their employers to ensure they’ll have enough money to retire—and this trend toward paternalism is being embraced by mutual fund and insurance companies.