11/17/2014
by The Morning Pulse
401(k) STYLE RETIREMENT PLANS
- Providers Shrinking in Number, But Adding Services
- CIO Sees the (DC) Future
- Stock-purchase plans help cut 401(k) loans
- Small-business owners lack retirement plans
- Congressional priority? Hatch retirement reforms
- You’re at Retirement Age but Haven’t Saved Enough: What Now?
- Form 5500 Filings Can Reveal Prohibited Transactions
- A Plan Sponsor Makes the First Step Easier
- Gens X and Y Turn to Employers for Financial Products
- Saving for Retirement: The Benefit of Saving Early and the Cost of Delay
- ETFs becoming popular in 401(k) plans
- The next generation of 401(k) default investing?
- Demand for socially responsible investing options in401(k)s on the rise
- The next generation of 401(k) default investing?
- Year-end retirement plan to-do list
PENSION PLANS
- Retirement Benefit Decisions by Employees of City and County Governments
- Defense Department urged to shift to hybrid retirement plan
- Franklin Templeton appealsStockton’s bankruptcy plan
- Detroit and Stockton plans confirmed; lessons learned
- Why Detroit’s Pension Deal Is a Warning to Retirement Savers
- Why Phased Retirement May Become the Hottest Boomer Benefit
- The hard truth about Americans’ retirement options
- Retirement Spending Plans Should Follow Pension Strategy
- Burlington examines retirement costs, potential fixes
- Pension Roundup: Winners and Losers, from the 2014 Election
- Ohio’s unfunded pension liability more than $25K per resident
- UPS to deliver additional $1 billion pension contribution in fourth quarter
- California pension funds are running dry
- Oklahoma pension systems show financial gains
- Court dismisses lawsuit challenging Atlanta pensionreform
- State commission scrutinizes retirement benefits, paid leave for teachers serving as union officials
- Despite $38B in unfunded liabilities, WI’s pension system tops in the nation
- Is a CalPERS pension bailout in the cards?
ECONOMICS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Weighing The Week Ahead: Time To Buy Commodities?
- Fed Not Too Worried About Hitting Inflation Target
- Will Retail Sales And Holiday Shopping Be Tempered Once Again This Holiday Season
- European Deflation to Hit Asset Managers’ Bottom Line
- How Much Do You Trust Your Managers?
- Investable Assets Hit $33.5 Trillion
- Evaluating Outsourced Chief Investment Officers
NON TRADITIONAL INVESTMENTS
- Battle for Retail Alternatives to Intensify for Investment Managers in 2015
- A Surging Wave of Alternatives
- Private equity is coming for your nest egg
- Alternative asset managers stable despite risks of elevated dry powder
- Ultra-Rich Increasing Exposure To Private Equity
- Hedge funds’ big bets on energy companies pummeled in third quarter
- Stringent rules for hedge funds make the financial system fragile
PERSONAL FINANCE
- Fine-Tuning Needed on the 4% Rule
- What worries Americans about retirement
- Advisers prioritize spending in retirement planning
- Ballpark Calculations Should Not Be Used in Retirement Income Plan
- Most workers don’t shop around for life insurance
- Guaranteed lifetime income gets thumbs up, with reservations
- Never Give Up Control When You Create Your Estate Plan
- Tapping Annuities for an Early Retirement
- Are Americans Willing to Pay for Their Own Pension?
- The Benefits of Paying Off Your Mortgage Before Retirement
HEALTH CARE
- Trusting Souls Want Financial Advice
- Consumers’ Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs Increase
- PPACA exchanges get ready to raise the curtain
- Employers and Employees See Higher Health CostsProjected Savings Needed for Health Care in Retirement Continue to Fall
- More insurers, more plans on federal healthcare exchange
- HealthCare.gov Opens for Second Year of Enrollments
Jeffrey H. Snyder
President & CEO
The Morning Pulse, Inc.
jeffrey.snyder@themorningpulse.com
646-484-0188
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