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06/02/14|Wall Street Journal

How to Fix the 401(k): Five Suggestions for Giving Workers a More-Secure Retirement

The 401(k) is in need of a tuneup. Originally designed to supplement pension plans, 401(k)s have become the primary retirement-savings vehicle for many employees. But critics say the plans are plagued by a variety of ills, including high fees that can eat into investment returns, as well as certain advisers who may not have a […]

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05/28/14|Bloomberg News

Your Company Just Tossed a Pension Hot Potato in Your Lap. What Do You Do?

If you’re lucky enough to have a claim on the $3 trillion-plus sitting in old-fashioned corporate pension plans, your retirement planning may soon get more complicated.

PRC In the News
05/22/14|Kiplinger's Retirement Report (June 2014)

Keep an Eye on Finances During a Divorce

Divorce at any age will send tremors through your finances. But when it comes later in life, it’s sure to upend even the best-laid financial plans.

PRC In the News
05/13/14|Bloomberg BNA's Pension & Benefits Reporter

ERISA Anti-Cutback Rule at Heart of Debate On NCCMP Proposal for Multiemployer Plans

There is one thing representatives for multiemployer pension plans can agree on: The system needs to be strengthened if it is going to survive. But there is some disagreement about how to get there, and one aspect of the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans’ proposal—revising the anti-cutback rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security […]

PRC In the News
05/11/14|Dallas Morning News

How to read your pension plan’s annual funding notices

If you’re a participant in a pension plan, you’ve probably received or will soon receive what’s called the plan’s “annual funding notice.”

Press Release
05/09/14

Connecticut Takes a Big Step Towards Retirement Security for Its Residents

WASHINGTON – The Pension Rights Center applauds the Connecticut General Assembly for passing legislation that lays the groundwork for a new state-administered retirement savings plan for private-sector workers who do not have an employer-provided pension or retirement savings plan.  “I am proud of my home state for taking a bold step toward expanding retirement coverage […]

Blogs & Newsletters
05/07/14

May is Older Americans Month

May is Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate the contributions older Americans have made to society – and to focus attention on the many services available to older Americans as a part of the Older Americans Act. The services that we at the Pension Rights Center are most proud of are those provided by […]

PRC In the News
05/06/14|Bloomberg

Early Tap of 401(k) Replaces Homes as American Piggy Bank

Premature withdrawals from retirement accounts have become America’s new piggy bank, cracked open in record amounts during lean times by people like Cindy Cromie, who needed the money to rent a U-Haul and start a new life.

Blogs & Newsletters
04/22/14

Dancing through retirement

I was struck by a recent Wall Street Journal article about a new craze overtaking China: retirees all across the country are “getting down,” having dance parties in parks, courtyards, and other public spaces in order to have fun and stay in shape. In an ironic turn, the article says that the music and the […]

PRC In the News
04/21/14|Providence Journal

Taking Charge: You can get help unraveling your pension benefits

The New England Pension Assistance Project is featured in this column, in which a reader asks for advice on getting information on his or her retirement plans.

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04/19/14|Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Heinz ‘derisks’ pension plan

Food company wants obligation off of its books

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04/15/14|Bloomberg BNA's Pension & Benefits Reporter

IRS Rollover Guidance Eases Process, Improves Benefit Portability, Analysts Say

When changing employers, individuals and their new retirement plan administrators have faced a time-consuming administrative process in proving the tax status of a plan rollover. And instead of dealing with the hurdles to validate a rollover, many individuals would transfer savings into individual retirement accounts or cash out the balance.

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