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Consumer confidence plunged to two-year lows in August, stoking predictions and outright declarations that the economy has slipped into recession.

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The 408(b)(2) requirements are now effective as of April 1, 2012 (instead of July 16, 2011). The extension not only gives all of us in the industry extra time to prepare, but it also gives us a chance to stop, take a deep breath, and assess what our respective disclosure...

Participants with a 401(k) plan who invest in target-date funds (TDFs) tend to stick with these investments over time.

Stocks fell Tuesday after consumer confidence dropped to the lowest level since April 2009. Retailers and other companies that depend on consumer spending had the steepest losses.

Consumers' confidence in August dropped almost 15 points to the lowest level since April 2009 as worries about the economy fueled the wildest stock market swings since the financial meltdown in 2008.