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Many fixes have been proposed to solve the retirement crisis in America but none have been the cure-all parties could wish for.

At issue in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer is whether the presumption that employers act prudently when offering their own stock will remain a guiding principle.

Critics feel that by meddling with the 401(k) system as it stands, it would be shooting everyone in the foot, particularly middle class Americans.

The House Committee on Small Business in the fall held a hearing on the state of retirement savings for small employers, noting administrative complexity and costs could discourage many businesses from offering the benefit.

At a Senate subcommittee hearing on the nation's retirement crisis, lawmakers begin to consider a mix of possible reforms.

Two-thirds of nonprofit organizations are preparing for a mass exodus of retiring baby boomers over the next five years.

They argues in a letter that recalculating spousal benefits, death benefits and required minimum distributions to same sex partners would open plans and participants to complicated questions about payments and decisions made under DOMA.

A majority of U.S. citizens aren't interested in changing the country's laws for taxing retirement savings.