| Above the Fold |
October 29, 2012 |
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| Today's News |
| 401(k) auto-enrollment on the rise |
| By Andy Stonehouse |
| Across the board, 401(k)s offering auto-enrollment features are up, boosting participation rates. Navigating the rules (and the notice requirements) takes a bit of practice…Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| Enough with the Skinny Minnies |
| By Kathryn Mayer |
| I've never been overly vocal or critical about the whole skinny obsession. But when we have fashion experts deeming even an iconic, animated rodent as too fat for fashion, I feel we've crossed some kind of absurd line…Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
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 16 percent of the 50 million Medicare beneficiaries get some type of retiree benefit. That's 8 million people that should be looking for other coverage in the next few years - FASB requires too much money to be tied up in future claims obligations, severely hurting the cash flow of many large employers.
-- Mike Smith, Retiree health benefits dying out
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