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• Pension Provision For Employees: 401k Plans V End Of Service Gratuity

Article by Bronwyn Colgan of Clyde & Co and Kenneth Kneubuhler and Laura B. Fieldel of Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC In recent years, pension provision...

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• New Dol Rules Mean More Disclosures Available to Plan Sponsors in 401k Plans - but What to Do with the Information?

ATLANTA, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Labor has released final rules regarding ERISA section 408b2. These long- awaited - and now final - rules affect the arrangements between retirement plans and services providers as of July 16, 2010. 401k ProAdvisor, a division of Kring Financial Management, is providing new fiduciary services to assist 401k Plans in evaluating the new information. Retirement plans and plan fiduciaries will now have new due diligence tools in the form of service provider disclosures. These disclosures will help plan sponsors determine if compensation paid to service providers is reasonable, and to determine the extent of hidden compensation and conflicts of interest.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 19, 2010

• Consumer Reports Money Adviser Says Aging Baby Boomers Should Consider Roth Ira Accounts Over 401k Plans

YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumers have all been told to "max out" their 401k plans to amass money for retirement. But, research done by Consumer Reports Money Adviser, the personal finance newsletter published by the editors of Consumer Reports and Boston University economist Lawrence Kotlikoff, Roth IRA accounts could be a better choice over 401k plans for most Americans planning to retire soon. Aging consumers sticking religiously to their 401k could actually be decreasing their spending power upon retirement. Typically, Roth IRA accounts provide no up-front deduction but impose no tax on withdrawals. Another choice, saving on your own- accumulating regular assets without a tax-deferred envelope like a 401k-is a much better tax deal than it was in the past, particul...

• U.S. Newswire
• September 27, 2005

• Donna Vizcaino; Lesley Stuart, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Donna Vizcaino; Jon R. Waite; Mark Stout; Geoffrey Culbert; Lesley Stuart; Thomas Morgan; Elizabeth Spokoiny; Larry Spokoiny, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Microsoft Corporation, and Its Health and Benefits Plans: Health Benefit Plan, Life Insurance Plan, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans, and Savings (401K) Plan, Defendant. Donna Vizcaino; Lesley Stuart, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Donna Vizcaino; Jon R. Waite; Mark Stout; Geoffrey Culbert; Thomas Morgan; Elizabeth Spokoiny; Larry Spokoiny; Lesley Stuart, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Microsoft Corporation, and Its Health and Benefits Plans: Health Benefit Plan, Life Insurance Plan, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans, and Savings (401K) Plan, Defendant., 290 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 2002)

Charles K. Wiggins, Bainbridge Island, Washington, and Stephen K. Strong, David F. Stobaugh, Stephen K. Festor and Brian J. Waid, Bendich, Stobaugh &...

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• 401k Proadvisor Is Offering Independent Reviews of New Dol Rules and Disclosures Using Their 408b2 Rules Kit

ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- After many delays, companies with 401k plans and their service providers must now finally confront the Department of Labor rules going into effect next year. These new rules require disclosures to both the plan and the participants, and will surely leave a lasting mark on the 401k industry. To help plan sponsors with these changes, 401k ProAdvisor, a division of Wealth & Pension Services Group, Inc., is providing needed fiduciary reviews and cost analysis to assist 401k plans in evaluating the new information.

• U.S. Newswire
• December 14, 2011

• Camden Property Trust

Camden has always been committed to providing a great place to work for their employees. After all, most of them spend more waking time at work than at home. They have consistently devoted the time and resources to create shared experiences through cultural events and traditions. Their leaders set the example, but it is the commitment of every associate that makes Camden a great workplace by coming to work every day and making choices that create a fun, caring environment for their peers for their residents. Camden provides industry-leading benefits, such as competitive healthcare and 401k plans, but with a twist. One of their unique perks, Camden's corporate apartment benefit, is definitely an associate favorite: for $20 a night, Camden provides fully furnished apartments for associate...

• Journal of Property Management
• Vol. 76 Nbr. 3, May 2011

• Americans Overwhelmingly Support Enhancing 401k Retirement Plans with Guaranteed Income Solution.

Nationwide Financial Poll Shows Three-out-of-Four Adults Support Plan That Earmarks Employer Match to Generate Guaranteed Lifelong Income COLUMBUS, ...

• Business Wire
• June 29, 2010

• Commentary: 401k Plans: Are You Doing the Right Thing?

Do you really care about the best interest of your employees? Is it important to increase the participation in your 401k plan? To cut plan cost (potentially) in half? To substantially increase the amount of monies your employees may have at retirement? To increase productivity at your company?

• Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
• January 03, 2008

• Around & About

Bills suspend pension payments The Buffalo Bills have suspended payments to their employees' pension benefits and 401K plans during the NFL labor dispute and potentially the rest of the year, the team's chief executive officer confirmed in a statement e-mailed to the Associated Press on Tuesday.

• Buffalo News
• May 25, 2011

• Don't Make a 401k Mistake; Hewitt Associates Offers Top 10 Tips for Employees to Make the Most of Their 401k Plans.

Business Editors LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2001 As the tax deadline looms ahead, many U.S. employees will be taking stock of ...

• Business Wire
• April 10, 2001