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Two recent indicators of small-business activity have found that the nation’s economic engine is chugging along with a more optimistic outlook than previously believed – developments that could expand the number of voluntary benefit plan participants.
More small businesses expect to hire new employees in the next six months, according to the latest monthly Office Depot Small Business Index, which found that number climb to 26% in October from 19% in September.
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Transamerica Institute finds more middle-class workers expect to fund retirement through 401(k)s and other savings, but financial pressures could derail those plans.
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