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Is the Economy Killing the 401(k)?
by Penelope Wang, Money, April 03, 2009
401(k)risis
by Lynn Brenner, CFO Magazine, April 01, 2009
Not So Golden: Employees -- and Employers -- Feel the Pinch from Shortfalls in Retirement Funding
Knowledge@Wharton, April 01, 2009
$2 trillion loss of 401(k) assets stokes anger, fear
by Robin Acton, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 22, 2009
HR Choices Ahead
by Dallas Salisbury, Human Resource Executive Online, March 16, 2009
401(k) Plans Need Fixes, Advocates Tell Lawmakers
by Jeff Plungis, Bloomberg News, March 16, 2009
Our Diminished Futures
by Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group, March 12, 2009
[Note: this syndicated column appeared in the Miami Herald and in the Indianapolis Star on March 13, 2009, and in the Albany Times-Union on March 14.]
Coalition Unveils Principles for Creating A Universal Private Retirement System [PDF]
by Florence Olsen, BNA Pension & Benefits Daily, March 11, 2009
[Reproduced with permission from BNA Pension & Benefits Daily (Mar. 11, 2009). Copyright 2009 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com>]
Group pushes for required contributory plan
by Doug Halonen, Pensions & Investments, March 10, 2009
Coalition Launches Project To Revamp Retirement System
by Darrell A. Hughes, Dow Jones Newswires, March 10, 2009
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