03/24/2014

by The Morning Pulse

March 24, 2014

401(a)/(k)/403(b)/457(b) PLANS

Obama’s budget bad for 401(k) holders
International foundation to raise awareness of retirement crisis
Planning for retirement? What you should know about target-date funds
When To Sue Your 401(k) Plan Provider
Confidence About a Comfortable Retirement Increases Among Workers with a Plan

Are Workers Rethinking Retirement Age?
Analyzing Defaulted Participant Behavior and QDIA Target Date Design
3 Big Shortcomings of Target Date Funds

PENSION PLANS

Public pensions are eating taxpayers alive
San Diego’s municipal pension debt: Be afraid, be very afraid
The Shortfalls of Oklahoma’s Defined Benefit Public Pension Plans
Some state pensions in dire straits
Maintaining pension costs more than transferring liabilities to insurance firm

Retirement flexibility will lead to further DB closures
Pensions shake-up could mean the end for annuities
Detroit pension plans project lower funding levels as city withholds contributions
A Pension Fund Invests Against the Rules, and Wins
Pension funds forced to take more risk

Is overhauling Florida Retirement System a greater risk than doing nothing?
Hospital employees protest pension reforms

CAPITAL MARKETS

4-week average of unemployment claims lowest since Nov.
Positive U.S. jobs data boost Asian-Pacific markets
Fed assumes larger role in repo market
Most major banks pass Fed’s stress test
When Will the Fed Raise Rates?

NON TRADITIONAL INVESTMENTS

Investments in hedge funds surged to pre-crisis level
Hedge Funds Enterting ETF Space To Lure More Investors
One-Third Of Hedge Funds Changed Service Providers In 2013
Is Your REIT’s Dividend at Risk?
A new way to understand alternative investments

Ease the estate tax bite on hedge fund investments
Misleading claims ensnare investors in high-risk hedge funds

HEALTH CARE

Health Overhaul May Spell End to Employer Coverage
Organization Strategy Must Underlie Health Reform Decisions
Temp strategy hurt Oregon exchange
Health care law has uneven impact on companies
CVS Sued Over Controversial Wellness Program

Health care law has uneven impact on companies

PERSONAL FINANCE

Money Habits Set Millennials Apart
Managing Gen Y: What Advisors Must Know
Advisers must prepare for SEC visit
Incorporating Social Security into Financial Planning
The Adviser Industry Is Shrinking (And Why That’s a Good Thing)

COMPENSATION AND VOLUNTARY BENEFITS

Executive Compensation Under Dodd-Frank: an Update
CEO pay shifts to long-term, performance-based equity
Corporate pay ratio plan proves divisive

Jeffrey H. Snyder

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The Morning Pulse, Inc.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

An American entrepreneur and business leader, Jeffrey H. Snyder represents the American ethos and work ethic by applying his management, finance and information technology skills and experience to the financial services industry. He currently serves as a Vice President, Senior Consultant with Cammack Retirement Group and Chief Executive Officer of The Morning Pulse, Inc.,

Jeffrey has held a wide range of senior positions within the United States defined contribution retirement industry. His experience is as broad as it is deep and he has worked with many of the industry’s top firms to provide guidance and solutions to employers throughout all sectors of the economy.

Considered an “industry insider” and an independent voice, Jeffrey is often sought out for his opinion on a wide range of industry topics speaking at industry conferences and web events. Most recently, Jeffrey was a panelist for Pension and Investments’ 2013 Public Funds DC Summit and the moderator for Bloomberg’s “Ahead of the Curve: The Latest Trends of Defined Contribution Retirement Plans”. He has also been quoted in industry periodicals and has written countless articles. He recently authored “A Bid for Change: Using the Competitive Process to Transform Your DC Retirement Program”,  Optimizing Public Pension Systems: A Call for a Plan of Action for Public Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors and Eight Hot Topics for Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Sponsors which were picked up by the National media.

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