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Joining a nationwide trend, a majority of Atlanta’s 12 largest publicly traded companies are freezing traditional pension plans for tens of thousands of employees, replacing them with 401(k)s or switching to other retirement plans that are ...

With traditional pension plans axed, what’s next? - Atlanta Journal Constitution

President Obama just told the AP that he wants another 'engine' or Greenspan bubble to boost the economy. He said that the carbon-swaps-tax would be that 'engine' or the new 'British-bubble South Sea Company', that helped wipe out most of Europe and ...

Many Spent Independence Day Speaking Out Against Federal Spending - CBS News

Gone for a generation, thrift is back. Worried about their jobs and the economy, many Americans are cutting back on borrowing and trying to build up their nest eggs by cutting expenses and saving as much as they can. After years of being negative or ...

Minnesota business by the numbers - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates. Economic woes, it seems, unleash something practically primal in many of us who find ourselves without a ...

Misery Loves Company? U.S. Dating on Rise Amid Recession - Myfoxdc.com

CHICAGO -- Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates. Economic woes, it seems, unleash something practically primal in many of us who find ourselves ...

Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter - The Sun News

It's been a truly ugly year for just about everyone saving money in a retirement account at work. First came the stock market collapse, tempered only a bit by the rebound of the past few months. Then, struggling employers of all sorts decided to ...

Even AARP cutting back on payments to 401(k) - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Employers who sponsor qualified retirement plans are always looking for ways to boost employee participation in the plan. Many studies have shown that companies can raise participation rates by increasing the company's matching contribution. However ...

Employee education can boost 401(k) Participation - Spectrum

I met a woman who asked me to review her 401(k) portfolio. She was worried about how she had allocated her contributions. I wasn't going to tell her where to put her money. She said she just wanted my opinion on whether she was diversified enough ...

The Ins and Outs of Asset Allocation - Washington Post

It’s been a truly ugly year for just about everyone saving money in a retirement account at work. This happened in other recessions, so it was entirely (if sadly) predictable. But the big surprise this time came when the AARP decided to suspend its ...

Et Tu, AARP? Good Guys Cut 401(k)s, Too - New York Times

Just before the recession began battering their finances in 2007, a Huntington couple decided to divorce, planning to split the proceeds of their house, appraised at $1.5 million just a year earlier. But soon after that, their home's value plunged ...