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  DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

Bellwether IBM To Drop Defined Benefit Pensions. In a move likely to accelerate the shift—some term it a stampede—by U.S. corporations away from traditional pensions, IBM is freezing its defined benefit plans in favor of a new and vastly improved defined contribution 401(k). Here's a look at why Big Blue and so many others are making this move.

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  •   DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS

    Cashing Out of Retirement Plans: Help Employees Make Smarter Distribution Decisions. The cashout problem—taking lump-sum distributions instead of preserving money in retirement accounts—isn't new, but it's regaining urgency as the nation's baby boomers begin to face 20, 30 or more years in retirement.
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  •   EDUCATION & TRAINING

    Retirement Savings: Help Employees to Kick the Spending Habit
    Saving for retirement is viewed as a major "lifestyle challenge" that's nearly as hard to accomplish on one's own as quitting smoking or losing weight. That's the key to educating—and motivating—employees to knuckle down and get their retirement savings efforts into shape.

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