Retirement Investment Digest

The envelope please… the results of the top performing funds of 2006 are in. The winner was the Dreyfus Premier Greater China A (DPCAX) fund. Many of the Top 10…

President Ford signing the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) on September 2, 1974….

The Hibbing Public Utilities Commission and Local 94 of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees , approved a new contract at separate meetings Wednesday night.
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Financial consultants say long-term planning isn’t something that should wait until January, financial consultants say, but the beginning of the year is a good time to organize thoughts and finances to look …
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The New Year may bring new momentum to efforts to improve investor protections in 401k retirement plans.
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2006 is almost over. Nows the time to plan ahead. Find out how much you are allowed to contribute to your 401(k) in 2007 and 2008….

While I’m not big on resolutions, maxing out your 401K or an IRA is one resolution that shouldn’t be a resolution, but a non-negotiable like paying taxes.
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Updated: 02:31 PM EST The year started with shocking allegations that a former pillar of the community, Richard Boardman, had stolen almost $20,000 from an elderly cancer patient.
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When you buy a mutual fund, you are essentially hiring a fund manager to make the right trades for you. If you were hiring someone for a position at your…

Just like Sergio Leone’s classic 1966 movie, 2006 will indeed be memorable. And so with apologies to Mr. Leone and Clint Eastwood, here are my 2006 choices for the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Pensionland: The Good:…