April 8, 2013
by The Morning Pulse
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April 8, 2013
401(a)/(k) / 403(b) / 457(b) RETIREMENT PLANS AND FINANCIAL PLANNING
Recycling Illiquid Assets in TDFs
A 401(k) Defense Against Rising Rates
Employer-sponsored retirement assets hit $10.9 trillion
Would You Like Some Private Equity in Your 401(k)?
Income Projections Encourage Saving
Health and Retirement Benefits Link Is Strong
Fidelity Measures Advisors’ Impact Through Financial Crisis
Younger advisers use tech to compete with older ones
PENSION PLANS
U.S. corporate pension fund health improves in Q1
Kan. proposal for $1.5B in pension bonds advances
Cash Balance Plan Growth Outpacing 401(k)s
Investors Remain Cautious as Puerto Rico Overhauls Pensions
Companies Withdrawing from Teamsters’ Plan Amid Fears Over Pension Funding
Aspirin Seen Costing Pensions $100 Billion As Lifespans Increase
THE CAPITAL MARKETS AND INVESTMENTS
The U.S. Economy In February – Consumers Keep Spending
U.S. economy added 88,000 jobs in March, jobless rate edged down
Weekly Unemployment Claims Rise 28,000, Much Higher Than Forecast
After Stockton, Economist Sees More Pain in California and Beyond
Rising jobless claims trigger U.S. Treasury rally
Equities gain favor among closed-end fund investors
Fed’s Yellen says stimulus could be scaled back
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
Hedge funds performance versus liquidity
Hedge funds’ bullish commodity bets down most since Feb
Hedge funds track equities to record levels in Q1 2013
Lean Times for New PE Managers
HEALTH CARE AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Health Care Costs Can Make You Sick in Retirement
Fifty Shades of Grey in My Health Plan Utilization Report
Congress Sees Self-funded Health Plans’ Financial Strength
Non-Smokers More Likely to Choose High-Deductible Health Plans
Misperceptions of Benefits Make Trimming Them Harder
The New Era of Health Care Benefits: Engaging Employees to Become Better Health Care Consumers
ENDOWMENTS, FOUNDATIONS AND PHILANTHROPY
Venture philanthropy: An emerging source for life science funding
HUMAN RESOURCES, COMPENSATION, NONQUALIFIED AND EXECUTIVE BENEFITS
REGULATION, LEGISLATION, TAXATION, LITIGATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
Australia to Reduce Tax Breaks on Pension Earnings
Jeffrey H. Snyder
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The Morning Pulse, Inc.
jeffrey.snyder@themorningpulse.com
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