The agency just released its cost-of-living adjustments that apply to how much employees can contribute to qualified retirement and other plans.
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Tags: 401(k), IRS, retirement
Are you doing everything you can to keep your plan attractive to nervous employees? A new survey shows what other companies are doing — and what’s working.
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Tags: 401(k), auto-enrollment, easy enrollment, retirement
We asked 285 HR managers: What type of retirement plan does your employer offer? Here’s how they answered.
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Tags: 401(k), IRA, pension, retirement
As you stare at that mountain of HR paperwork on your desk, from time to time you may ask yourself: Is there a better, cheaper way to get some of this done?
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Tags: 401(k), Conference Board, outsourcing
Most of us assume that in tough economic times, employees tend to contribute less to their retirement funds, and maybe that’s what you’re seeing in your organization. But what really is normal during tough times? And how can you tell if your employees contributions are in the range of normal? Fidelity Investments looked at 17,000 plans and came up with an answer.
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Tags: 401(k), Fidelity Investments, retirement
People who are right out of school need a different type of orientation than someone who’s walking in the door with 10 years’ experience elsewhere. Specifically, the rookies need help with three major employment issues.
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Tags: 401(k), health insurance, medicare, orientation, retirement, social security, taxes, w-4
Last month, President Bush signed the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 (HEART Act) into law to provide enhanced benefits for military personnel.
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Tags: 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), active duty, flexible spending account, Form 1099, HEART Act, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008, W-2
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act affects 401(k)s, reinstatement rights, and several other employment issues. Employers’ main concerns about complying with the act show up in four key questions.
Tags: 401(k), Leave, military service, userra
We asked 278 HR managers to describe the retirement-plan options offered by their organizations. Here’s what they said.
Tags: 401(k), health savings accounts, HSA, pension, retirement
The National Association of Colleges and Employers asked 19,000 new graduates what they were looking from their employers. The answers were surprising.
Tags: 401(k), medical insurance, national association of colleges and employers
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