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When pension funds were first started in Germany in the mid-19th century, this retirement option made sense, says Amit Mohindra, director of research at the Institute for Corporate Productivity. At the time, employees would typically stay with one employer for their entire careers.

ASPPA's Brian Graff on the make-up and mandates of the newly minted Supercommittee and how their recommendations could impact the future of 75 million Americans' 401(k) retirement plans.

Fidelity is the most likely firm to be chosen by investors looking for somewhere to roll their 401(k) assets to.

Republicans and Democrats on the special supercommittee warned of a financial crisis threatening future generations as the congressional debt reduction panel kicked off its work Thursday with an imperative to slash the deficit and lift the sluggish economy.

A measure to spur employee-ownership of private companies is getting bipartisan support in the Senate.

Looking at all workers participating in defined contribution plans, 86 percent contribute with a 401(k) pre-tax contribution while 23 percent contribute with a Roth 401(k) contribution.

Generation Y investors are conservative investors and invest more like their Baby Boomer parents, despite their long-term time horizon, according to the MFS Investing Sentiment Survey.

Children used to be the most impoverished because, they, of course, didnt have the income to support an independent lifestyle. Now, even workers with a monthly paycheck have to rely on food stamps.