Kristi Mitchem

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  No Jargon, Please: Think 401(k) Investors Know What ‘Fund’ Means? Think Again

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 19, 2012

  Plain English, it turns out, is the key to getting employees to save more for retirement, says a survey of retirement plan participants released by State Street Global Advisors.

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

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2012

  For the first time, in 2012, more people will be saving for retirement in 401(k)-type plans than in traditional pensions, and that means employees need better guidance from plan sponsors, State Street Global Advisors reported in late January.

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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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  Four Retirement Plan Features Employers Need to Emphasize

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  January 26, 2012

  Employees are in need of simple, straightforward guidance regarding their retirement plans, a survey released Wednesday by State Street Global Advisors found.

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  Catching up with… Kristi Mitchem

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2011

  Retirement income and what to do about it … the perennial subject that always gets advisors talking.

• House argues for improved 401(k) fee disclosure

  By  |  April 22, 2009

  House Democrats held a hearing Wednesday to discuss legislation introduced this week that aims to improve 401(k) fee disclosure. The Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee...

• Survey: 401(k) participants need incentive to save more

  By  |  April 8, 2009

  Unless they get the "nudge" to save more, survey findings from Barclays show a majority of investors will do nothing if they believe they can't...