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Investors Near Retirement Lag in Recouping From Crash

Mark Miller | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Retirement, Investment Advice, Economic Downturn, Retirement Savings, Retirement Plans, Recession, Business News
Mark Miller

Retirement investors under the age of 30 participating in defined contribution plans are seeing their accounts bounce back at a much faster rate than over-55 investors who are near retirement.

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Getting Rich and the Marshmallow

Don McNay | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, Predicting Wealth, Thomas Stanley, Stanford Department of Psychology, Defined Benefit Plans, Discipline, Marshmallow, Main Street, Waylon Jennings, Payday-Loans, Positive Psychology, Fox Business Network, Millionaire Next Door, Stress, Billy Joe Shaver, Small Business Owners, Nursery School, Positive Thinking, New Yorker, Billy-Joe-Shaver, Instant Gratification, Dna, Defined Benefit, 401k, Cincinnati, Stanford University, Lexington KY, Richmond, Fox Business CNBC, Personal Finance, Payday Lending, Msfs, The New Yorker, Dr. Thomas Stanley, Chfc, Cnbc, Millionaires, Pensions, Kentucky, Payday Loans, Don McNay, Ky, Walter Mischel, Credit Cards, Sub-Prime Mortgages, Bing Nursery School, Delayed Gratification, Clu, Structured Settlements, College Student Credit Cards, Adult ADD, Wall Street, Heredity, Sat, Million Dollar Round Table, Genetics, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Chartered LIfe Underwriter, Tax-Anticipation-Loans, Defined-Contribution-Plans, Business News
Don McNay

We have a financial system that has played to people's weaknesses. We have allowed people who are prone to instant gratification to have as much credit as they could get their hands on.

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A Kinder, Gentler Recession for Seniors?

Mark Miller | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Pensions, 401(K), Health Care, Senior Citizens, Retirement, Recession, Business News
Mark Miller

Is the Great Recession bypassing seniors? That's the conclusion drawn by a new study looking at the downturn's impact on different age groups. Dig into Pew's data and a more complex picture emerges.

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After the Crash, a New Realism Emerges About Retirement

Mark Miller | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Retirement, 401k, Economic Crisis, Recession, Saving for Retirement, Retirement Plans, Business News
Mark Miller

Laura Rossman sees a new set of expectations coming for retirement--less focused on material goods and more on experience and values.

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Five Things to Remember if You Lose Your 401(k) Match

Mark Miller | Posted 05.27.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K) Plans, 401(K), 401k Advice, 401k, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Business News
Mark Miller

When the nation's most prominent defender of retirement security stops matching employee contributions, you know there's trouble in River City.

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Flipping AK-47s in Ponzi Nation

Max Keiser | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Second Amendment, Ponzi Scheme, Max Keiser, Ak-47, Tarp, Bullet, Flipping Houses, Pyramid Fraud, Gun Buying Gun Control, Business News
Max Keiser

Second Amendment rights are at stake, many believe. After all, it's one of the few Constitutional rights still standing after the Darth Cheney years.

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The Solin-Cramer Smackdown: The Real Story

Dan Solin | Posted 05.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Bogle, 401(K), Dan Solin, Cnbc, Jim Cramer, Business News
Dan Solin

In case you missed it, Cramer and I went head-to-head during my appearance on CNBC's Power Lunch on Friday.

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Five Relationship Assumptions to Avoid When Money Is Tight

Noah St. John | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationship Advice, Relationships, Afformations, 401k, Money Relationships, Living News
Noah St. John

In these tough financial times, how can we make sure our relationships stay healthy (even if our 401K doesn't)?

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Blamer vs. Cramer: Why Jon Stewart Won the Battle but Might Lose the War

Randall Amster | Posted 04.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Entertainment, 401k, Money, Jon Stewart, Economy, Green, Garden of Eden, Jon Stewart Jim Cramer, Gardening, Mad Money, Media, Jim Cramer Daily Show, Jim Cramer, Economic Crisis, Environment, Media News
Randall Amster

Yes, Stewart clearly eviscerated Cramer the other night. Maybe that made some folks feel marginally better about things, but this sort of pistol-whipping palliative (entertaining as it may be) won't in itself turn the tide.

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Is Wall Street Still America?

Mark Miller | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Portfolio, 401(K), Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Saving for Retirement, Cnbc, Rick Santelli, Market Meltdown, Robert Gibbs, Barack Obama, Jon-Stewart-Jim-Cramer, Jon Stewart Jim Cramer, Jim Cramer, Business News
Mark Miller

Wall Street uber-ranter Jim Cramer wants America to keep listening to what Wall Street says, but no one is in the mood right now.

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Hug the Monster: 4 Secrets of Surviving the Recession

Ben Sherwood | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Sere, Situational Awareness, Bankruptcy, Credit, Unemployment, Survivor IQ, Economy, Survivor, Recession, Foreclosure, Air Force, Survivors Club, Recession Survival Quiz, 401k, Business News
Ben Sherwood

Survival means adapting quickly and forging new plans. Tough times also create opportunities for those who can change their attitudes and actions.

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New York Daily News Stops Matching Employees 401(K)

New York Post | Keith Kelly | Posted 03.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, New York Daily News, Mort Zuckerman, Newspaper Industry, Daily News, 401K Matching, Mark Kramer, 401k, 401ks, Media News

DAILY News Chairman Mort Zuckerman went inside the beleaguered tabloid's newsroom yesterday morning for an interview with CNN, during which he insiste...

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Shining a Bright Light on a Dark 401(k) Secret

Dan Solin | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Pensions, 401(K), Investments, Saving for Retirement, Scams, Retirement, 401k Fees, Hidden Fees Retirement, Business News
Dan Solin

The existing 401(k) system is a scam far greater than anything Bernie Madoff could have conceived. But a new website may change everything.

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A Cut-Back Game to Ease the Pain of the "Recession"

Lea Lane | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Ways to Save Money, Diy, Saving Money, 401k, Recession, Money Saving, Living News
Lea Lane

I'm trying to find ways to cut back with a bit of cheer in this volatile financial situation. So here are some money-saving suggestions while my 401k fluctuates from bad to worse to omigod.

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The Bush Legacy: Normalizing the Outrageous

Leslie Weise | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu Lawsuit, Aclu, George Bush, Privatize Social Security, 2008, Town Hall Meeting, 401k, Bush Achievements, Social Security, Free Speech, Bush Legacy, Politics News
Leslie Weise

When I attended a 2008 hearing for the free speech lawsuit in which I'm involved, I was struck by the defendants' arguments, being made on behalf of government officials, as eerily un-American.

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Weekly Audit: Filling FDR's Shoes Economy NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economy NewsLadder, Unemployment, Obama Stimulus Package, Newsladder, Stimulus Plan NewsLadder, Bailout, 401k, Recession, Politics News
The Media Consortium

The Great Depression permanently changed the government's role in the U.S economy, and it appears increasingly plausible that the current recession will have an equally lasting policy legacy.

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Real Change: Outlaw 401(k) Plans

Dan Solin | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Investing, Mutual Funds, Ssrp, 401k, Retirement, Barack Obama, Business News
Dan Solin

The 401(k) system is a disgrace. Let's just admit defeat. We are no match for this powerful industry. We need to stop tinkering with these plans, toss them out, and start all over.

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2008 Ends With Alarming Retirement Benefit Trends

Mark Miller | Posted 02.02.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), 403(B), Retirement Funds, Employee Benefits, Saving for Retirement, Budget Cuts, Economy, Corporate Budget, Pensions, Retirement Savings Plans, Financial Crisis, Personal Bank Account, Personal Finance, Recession, Business News
Mark Miller

Unlike traditional pensions, employers have the flexibility to stop or start matching 401(k) contributions as they like. It's a relatively obvious target for cuts in a severe economic crisis.

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Scrooged Again: Lumps of Retirement Coal from America's Employers

Rev. Peter Laarman | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K) Plans, 401(K), Social Security, Saving for Retirement, Economy, Retirement, Henry Paulson, Tarp, Business News
Rev. Peter Laarman

The unkindest cut this winter is coming from big U.S. employers that have decided they just won't fund employees' 401(k) plans to save costs.

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Markets for Financial Crime

James Love | Posted 01.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Bankruptcy, Crime, Investing, FInancial Markets, Pension Fund, 401k, Retirement, Pensions, Bernard Madoff, Business News
James Love

The lawyers and consultants that enable the fleecing of the public have vast incentives. We need to think more about the reasons why markets for honesty and consumer protection work so poorly.

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Songs for the Season: "A Ho-Ho-Horowitz Christmas!"

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.11.2009 | Style

Read More: George Bush, White House, Investments, Joe the Plumber, Christmas Parodies, Homeland Security, Holiday Songs, Chicago, Satirical Songs, Economy, George W. Bush, Christmas, Obama Administration, Sarah Palin, 401(K), Auto Bailout, Patrick Fitzgerald, Satire, General Motors, Obama Cabinet, Financial Crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Xmas, Financial Meltdown, Illinois, Detroit, Karl Rove, Michelle Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ford, Congress, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Chrysler, Christmas Songs, Bush Administration, Wall Street, Rod Blagojevich, Janet Napolitano, Santa Claus, Car Czar, Hillary Clinton, Style News
Rick Horowitz

You'd better watch out/ And heed what I say/You'd better protect your 401(k)/Nasty times are coming to town.

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Candid Answers I Wish I Could Give

Dan Solin | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Investments, Investing, Investing Advice, Stocks, Finance, Stock Market, Economy, Business News
Dan Solin

I get asked a lot of investing questions. I am conflicted in answering them. I want to be helpful but I also want to be tactful. Here are some of the most common questions I am asked and the answers I wish I could give.

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Principles to Preserve and Strengthen 401(k)s in the 111th Congress

Rep. George Miller | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Rep. George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor, Retirement, Financial Crisis, Business News
Rep. George Miller

The Wall Street Journal is needlessly creating fear among Americans rightly worried about their retirement security by misrepresenting my efforts to strengthen workers' retirement savings.

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