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Retirement Planning: The Gender Gap Persists

HRExecutive

A quick search of our website, using the terms “women” and “retirement,” brings back an article from August 2008 that describes retirement planning as “a nightmare for many women.”. In examining the retirement saving and investing behaviors of roughly 3.5 In other words, the story remains largely the same.

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How Different Age Groups Define “Company Culture”

Reflektive

They’re also the generation closest to retirement, with 70 million boomers expected to exit the workforce by 2020. Perks like office size, parking access, and flexible healthcare/retirement plans are also motivators. Gen Z refers to the generation born between 1995 and 2015.

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DOL’s Updated Guidance on Proxy Voting Lets Plan Fiduciaries Exercise Shareholder Rights

HR Daily Advisor

The new Interpretive Bulletin withdrew IB 2008-2 and brings back earlier guidance related to plans’ proxy voting. Additionally, this guidance also reinforces the language of IB 2015-1 on economically targeted investments [ETIs] which clarified that [ESG] impacts can be intrinsic to the market value of an investment.”.

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There’s No Shortcut to Success

Workplace Psychology

Success is not about financial wealth, although it does mean having financial stability like being able to take care of your monthly bills, setting aside money for retirement, and covering emergencies. In his book, Outliers: The Story of Success (2008), Malcolm Gladwell revealed that two of the secrets to success are luck and good timing!

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Want Insanely Low 401(k) Fees? Follow These 6 Steps

ForUsAll

Taken as a percentage of the assets, over time, they can add up to a HUGE chunk of change that can take years off of your or your employees' retirements. A 2% fee doesn’t sound like daylight robbery, but over 35 years, that little fee can consume up to half of your retirement earnings. Of course, easier said than done.

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Filling a Skills Gap in Manufacturing

ExactHire

This explains why from 2002-2008 production increased while employment levels decreased. According to a 2015 study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute , 70% of manufacturing executives reported shortages of workers with adequate technology, computer, and technical training skills.

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Putting PBGC Premiums in Their Historical Context

HR Daily Advisor

Let’s set the numbers into the longer-term context: PBGC premiums famously started at $1 per participant following the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in 1974. Total premium revenue passed $4 billion in 2015 and topped $6 billion in 2016. Total premium revenue in 1980 was $71 million.