Alan Goforth is a freelance writer in suburban Kansas City. In addition to freelancing for several publications, he has written a dozen books about sports and other topics.
Pension reform advocates fear that if Congress fails to intervene before the end of this year, employers will stampede out of the plans, leaving the Treasury on the hook for billions of dollars.
The role of health insurance brokers may be more valuable today than ever. Brokers equipped with proper technology can be a big help to individuals and businesses, both before and after enrollment.
A total of 2.1 percent of participants stopped contributing to their plans during the first half of 2014, compared with 1.5 percent during the same period a year earlier, according to the Investment Company Institute in Washington, D.C.