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		<title>Utah legislative audit: Retired state employees who return to work shouldn&#8217;t double-dip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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Utah audit: Ban state workers from double-dipping

SALT LAKE CITY — Retired state employees who return to government work are costing Utah hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits at a time the state retirement system is facing a $6.5 billion shortfall, a legislative audit released Wednesday said.
The audit called for state lawmakers to ban the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Money: New tax rules allow more people to convert to a Roth IRA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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Your Money: More Roth IRA conversions allowed

In retirement, your paycheck might go away, but taxes won&#8217;t.
Still your tax bill can be hard to predict. To have some control over how much you pay the government each year, you should have both taxable and non-taxable accounts from which to draw your retirement income.
Imagine it this way. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment tops 10 percent again _ and it&#8217;s tougher off the job than a generation ago</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/unemployment-tops-10-percent-again-_-and-its-tougher-off-the-job-than-a-generation-ago-221839/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be

WASHINGTON — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.
Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, and less than half the savings. They spend 10 weeks longer off the job. And a bigger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New combined pension/401k retirement plan may come in January</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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Best of both worlds? Combined pension/401k plan

DES MOINES, Iowa — Over the last year it&#8217;s become abundantly clear that the stock market can devastate even seemingly healthy retirement accounts. Even so, with the guaranteed income of traditional pensions disappearing, most investors have little choice.
The vulnerabilities of the 401(k) plan have cast doubt on whether a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stakes are high in Maine&#8217;s vote on gay marriage; out-of-state money pours in from both sides</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Sharp</dc:creator>
		
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Stakes are high in Maine&#8217;s vote on gay marriage

PORTLAND, Maine — Bolstered by out-of-state money and volunteers, both sides jockeyed Monday to boost turnout for a Maine referendum that could give gay-rights activists in the U.S. their first victory at the ballot box on the deeply divisive issue of same-sex marriage.
The state&#8217;s voters will decide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BrightScope and Target Date Analytics combine to create new target date index</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brightscope-and-target-date-analytics-combine-to-create-new-target-date-index-215076/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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BrightScope, Target Date Analytics form new index

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Retirement fund ratings company BrightScope Inc. said Monday it has partnered with consultant Target Date Analytics LLC to design a Web site to help investors track the performance of target date funds.
These types of funds, also known as lifecycle funds, typically become more conservative as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warnings to save ignored as half of workers changing jobs cash out 401K</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/warnings-to-save-ignored-as-half-of-workers-changing-jobs-cash-out-401k-210391/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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Half of workers changing jobs cash out 401k

DES MOINES, Iowa — Millions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every year: They cash out their 401(k) accounts when they lose their jobs or move to new employers.
When people cash out, a chunk of their money just disappears.
Employers and financial advisers have warned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS decides to keep retirement contribution limits same for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES — The maximum contribution limits for your 401(k) and other retirement plans will stay the same next year, the IRS says.

The agency released a statement Thursday keeping the maximum contribution rate at $16,500 instead of lowering it, as some had feared.
Retirement plan advisers said a lower contribution limit would send the wrong signal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama calls for $250 payments to older Americans to make up for no increase in Social Security</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-calls-for-250-payments-to-older-americans-to-make-up-for-no-increase-in-social-security-196253/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called on Congress Wednesday to approve $250 payments to more than 50 million seniors to make up for no increase in Social Security next year. The Social Security Administration is scheduled to announce Thursday that there will be no cost of living increase next year. By law, increases are pegged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 tips to help get started on a college savings account</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-tips-to-help-get-started-on-a-college-savings-account-192013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new survey by online brokerage TD Ameritrade says college is the top reasons teens save their money. The results were a pleasant surprise to educators who are focusing on getting personal finance taught in schools. The survey indicated 78 percent of teens say they want to share the cost of college with their parents.

To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge dismisses WaMu employees&#8217; lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over retirement account losses</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-dismisses-wamu-employees-lawsuit-against-jpmorgan-chase-over-retirement-account-losses-189855/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Klass</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — An attempt by former Washington Mutual Inc. employees to recoup their retirement account losses from JPMorgan Chase &#038; Co., part of a complex tangle of litigation stemming from WaMu&#8217;s collapse last year, has been dismissed.

Some former WaMu directors and individuals who served on 401(k) fund committees remain partly on the hook, but the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retirement Q&amp;A: Required Minimum Distributions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/retirement-qa-required-minimum-distributions-185368/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you reach 70½ and you have IRAs or certain other tax-deferred retirement accounts, the IRS requires you to take out some of the money to begin paying the taxes. Failure to make a mandated withdrawal, called a required minimum distribution, or RMD carries a tax penalty of 50 percent on the amount to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relief from required retirement account distributions helpful but temporary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of thousands of retirees have more money in their accounts thanks to a one-time waiver of a government required withdrawal that kicks in after age 70.

Investment advisers say it&#8217;s saved tens of thousands of dollars for many by allowing them to keep their money invested as the stock market began [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ind. police arrest 2 suspected of crashing wedding, stealing cash-filled cards from newlyweds</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ind-police-arrest-2-suspected-of-crashing-wedding-stealing-cash-filled-cards-from-newlyweds-181581/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEYMOUR, Ind. — Police in southern Indiana have arrested two people suspected of crashing a wedding and taking off with a wire bird cage that held cards for the newlyweds filled with cash, checks and gift cards.

Seymour Police Chief Bill Abbott says the 27-year-old man and his 24-year-old girlfriend saw the wedding reception at an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A return from &#8216;fairyland&#8217;: Meltdown shakes up consumers&#8217; money views, investing habits</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-return-from-fairyland-meltdown-shakes-up-consumers-money-views-investing-habits-173782/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Carpenter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — The stock market bounced back, just as it has for nearly three decades. It just doesn&#8217;t feel that way.

Last year&#8217;s financial meltdown knocked the swagger out of Americans&#8217; views toward investing. The baby boomers who forged the Reagan bull market; survived the 1987 crash; bought Amazon.com at $2 a share and sold at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey: professors, researchers sought out investment advice in market downturn</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/survey-professors-researchers-sought-out-investment-advice-in-market-downturn-171666/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — A recent survey of retirement account investors at colleges and universities shows even professors and researchers sought out investment advice as the stock market downturn began draining retirement accounts.

The TIAA-CREF Institute surveyed 1,002 higher education employees between the ages of 50 and 70 during April and May. The survey found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration recommends changes to boost use of state-run college savings plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants states to make changes to college savings plans that it hopes will expand their use by middle class families.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the Section 529 savings plans can help Americans to save for college because of the tax savings they offer.
But a new Treasury report found that only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even if shoppers&#8217; willingness to spend returns, ability likely to be constrained for years</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley M. Heher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A year after &#8220;shop &#8217;til you drop&#8221; stopped, the nation fixates on this question: Will consumer spending ever return to pre-recession levels?

Increasingly, the answer appears to be no. Belt-tightening in bad times is normal. And after every other recession since World War II, penny-pinching quickly fell out of fashion and Americans resumed their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP: Those losing their first jobs or nearing retirement face extra challenges after layoffs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-those-losing-their-first-jobs-or-nearing-retirement-face-extra-challenges-after-layoffs-161221/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Schneider</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Marcus Wells and Shirley Walker view their economic prospects from opposite ends of the age spectrum.

Wells, 25, was initially optimistic about his prospects for finding a new job after he was laid off as a systems analyst in January in San Jose, Calif. Now unemployment has begun to wear on the him, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama promotes new ways to save for retirement as recession takes heavy toll on nest eggs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-promotes-new-ways-to-save-for-retirement-as-recession-takes-heavy-toll-on-nest-eggs-160715/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The recession has eaten into people&#8217;s nest eggs so the government is promoting ways to make it easier to save for retirement.

One initiative that President Barack Obama outlined in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday will allow people to have their federal tax refunds sent as savings bonds. Others are meant to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Government will make it easier for workers to save for retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The government is trying to make it easier for Americans to save for retirement, President Barack Obama said Saturday, as he noted the toll the recession has taken on extra income and savings accounts.

One initiative will allow people to have their federal tax refunds sent as savings bonds. Others are meant to require [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retirement contribution limits tied to Consumer Price Index may fall</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/retirement-contribution-limits-tied-to-consumer-price-index-may-fall-159892/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s quite likely that the maximum contribution level for retirement accounts will fall next month unless the Internal Revenue Service or Congress chooses to freeze it at the current $16,500.

The level is set by an Internal Revenue Code formula that&#8217;s rather complicated but based on the third quarter Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>401k retirement plan contribution ceiling could fall sending wrong signal to investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — You&#8217;ve probably heard it over and over again: contribute up to the maximum amount in your 401(k) plan to improve your chances of a comfortable retirement.

That&#8217;s the advice of many financial experts, who say it&#8217;s the best way to get back the money the stock market collapse drained from your account.
However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to invest? Businesses should consider retirement plans as stocks rise, tax dates near</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Like many investors, small business owners may be wondering if this is a good time to go into the stock market. For those with employees, the debate may extend to whether it&#8217;s the right time to set up company-sponsored retirement plans.

The timing issue for employers is twofold. First, while no one knows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: As economy shows signs of life, why do banks&#8217; struggles continue to worsen?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Despite signs of an improving economy, the nation&#8217;s banks are still struggling — in fact, the pace of bank failures has accelerated.

What would it take to turn the banking sector around? And what can people do to protect their savings in the meantime?
Here are some questions and answers about the wave of U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax deadlines can be planning opportunity, not bureaucratic headache, for small businesses</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tax-deadlines-can-be-planning-opportunity-not-bureaucratic-headache-for-small-businesses-150516/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — With a pair of tax deadlines approaching, small business owners have a chance to turn some bureaucratic requirements into a planning opportunity for the rest of 2009.

Sept. 15 is the day companies must make quarterly estimated tax payments, and it&#8217;s also the due date for corporations to submit 2008 tax returns if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask AP: Friday bank failures, finding black boxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When a plane goes down at sea, why is it sometimes so difficult to find the black boxes? Shouldn&#8217;t it be as simple as equipping them with GPS devices?

Curiosity about hunting down a plane&#8217;s flight data and cockpit voice recorders inspired one of the questions in this edition of &#8220;Ask AP,&#8221; a weekly Q&#038;A column [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fidelity Investments: Workers again putting more into 401(k)s, reversing recent trend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Jewell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Workers are again embracing 401(k) plans after the market meltdown and ongoing recession left many unable or unwilling to set aside some of their paychecks for retirement, according to the nation&#8217;s largest workplace savings plan provider.

In the second quarter, more participants in Fidelity Investments&#8217; defined contribution plans raised the amount they set aside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: Chase should be responsible for $300M in losses to WaMu retirement accounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Lawyers for JPMorgan Chase &#038; Co. and for Washington Mutual Inc. fund managers, directors and a former chief executive asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit by WaMu employees whose retirement accounts have vaporized.

Steve W. Berman, a lawyer for former employees of what was once the nation&#8217;s largest savings bank amount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$2,000 for Shiite-Sunni couples who marry, as Iraqi government program seeks to mix sects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Riechmann</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Muhanad Talib, a Sunni Muslim, married his Shiite bride because she was a &#8220;suitable woman&#8221; for him. It also didn&#8217;t hurt that their vows made them eligible for a $2,000 payout from the government.

Talib and his wife are among more than 1,700 newlywed couples who have accepted cash from a government program that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 personal finance basics to consider as you work through the recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many employers are setting up financial advice sessions for employees to help them navigate through the market downturn that has reduced 401(k) balances for most of us. It&#8217;s a good idea to take advantage of one of these sessions if offered at work. If it&#8217;s not an option in your workplace, you can review this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where are people turning for a financial education today? They go to work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Recognizing that workers are anxious about their finances, in increasing numbers companies are reaching out to help by setting up seminars at the office and making one-on-one advice available.

&#8220;I think it builds long-term loyalty,&#8221; said Todd Frauendorfer, who manages the 401(k) plan for Chicago-based Ball Horticultural Co. &#8220;If people have their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey of 401k plans shows blacks, Hispanics save less than Asians, whites</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — A new study of 401(k) plans has revealed that black and Hispanic workers save significantly less for retirement and tap into their accounts more frequently than white and Asian employees.

The study of 3 million 401(k) plans at more than 50 large companies concludes that unless some changes are made to encourage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge says Michael Jackson&#8217;s longtime attorney and family friend should take over estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Mccartney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A judge says Michael Jackson&#8217;s longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the singer&#8217;s estate.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff issued his ruling Monday. He backed attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain, who were designated in Jackson&#8217;s 2002 will.
The singer&#8217;s mother, Katherine Jackson, had applied to oversee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson&#8217;s family seeks delay in naming executors of will to probe singer&#8217;s affairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Mccartney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson&#8217;s family wants a judge to delay the appointment of two men as temporary administrators of the pop superstar&#8217;s estate, a person close to the Jacksons said.

The family is looking for the delay so they can look deeper into his affairs, to see if another will emerges, and to accommodate Jackson&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will or trust? Two distinct ways to leave behind your assets to loved ones</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Choi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — One of the big mysteries in the chaotic days following Michael Jackson&#8217;s death was whether he left behind a will.

After initially stating the entertainer likely died without one, the superstar&#8217;s family reversed course and produced a 7-year-old will this week.
The five-page document filed in court simply transferred Jackson&#8217;s estate into a family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi anti-smoking campaign stirs controversy with promise to help men with wedding expenses</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-anti-smoking-campaign-stirs-controversy-with-promise-to-help-men-with-wedding-expenses-94555/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Abu-nasr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The catchy slogan, &#8220;Kicking the habit is on you, and marriage is on us,&#8221; is meant to entice young grooms to give up smoking by offering an attractive incentive.

And, indeed, hundreds have expressed interest in the first anti-smoking drive of its kind in the kingdom, with one man saying he is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-smoking campaign stirs controversy with its promise to help men with wedding expenses</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-smoking-campaign-stirs-controversy-with-its-promise-to-help-men-with-wedding-expenses-94337/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Abu-nasr</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>AP Poll: In recession, wedding guests still get to the church on time _ gift (usually) in hand</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-poll-in-recession-wedding-guests-still-get-to-the-church-on-time-_-gift-usually-in-hand-81761/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — In Michigan, one of the states hit hardest by the recession, Wendy Higgins has reluctantly told a favorite niece she may not have enough money for her wedding present in August. Higgins&#8217; disability checks have stopped, and her husband was laid off in December. The couple fears they could even lose their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recession hits Social Security, Medicare, too _ funds face insolvency faster than expected</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-hits-social-security-medicare-too-_-funds-face-insolvency-faster-than-expected-60948/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 06:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Social Security and Medicare are fading even faster under the weight of the recession, heading for insolvency years sooner than previously expected, the government warned Tuesday.

Medicare already is paying out more money than it receives, something that happened for the first time last year. And Social Security will be by 2016, a year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weyerhaeuser suspends company matches to employee, executive 401k retirement plans</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/weyerhaeuser-suspends-company-matches-to-employee-executive-401k-retirement-plans-33792/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Weyerhaeuser is suspending company matches to employee 401k retirement plans.

In a filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Way lumber company said the freeze would begin May 1.
Spokesman Bruce Amundson said Wednesday there was no estimate when the contributions would resume.
The suspension includes executive officers.
In the fourth-quarter the [...]]]></description>
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