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The retirement debt clock — wound and set last week at an event by Retirement USA at the launch of “Wake Up, Washington!” Month — estimates the national retirement income deficit, the gap between the pensions and retirement savings that American households have today and what they should have today to maintain their living standards in retirement, at $6.6 trillion and counting.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that HR/benefits professionals do not mess around when it comes to their certifications.

My kids are typical little ones — giant bundles of id who want everything they lay their eyes on. Usually toys and candy. Occasionally though, they’ll ask for something they’ll never, ever use.

In recent weeks, we’ve watched the furor grow over the proposed building of an Islamic cultural center and mosque near the site of Ground Zero.

I’m a huge sports fan, so it should come as no surprise that I love head-to-head matchups, no matter where they occur.

Today is 401(k) Day, an annual celebration originally launched by the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America designed to celebrate the importance of employer-sponsored 401(k) plans.

President Obama recently hit the road to gain support for his new economic stimulus proposals, including billions in aid to small businesses — calling small businesses "the places where most new jobs begin."

If you ever meet Tracy Watts, a consultant in Mercer’s Washington, D.C., office, ask her to read your palm or pick your lottery numbers.

Sometimes, double dips are nice. Like, when they involve caramel apples or anything to do with fondue. Others are awful, like when you’re at a party and witness someone double dip their chip in the salsa.

We’ve all heard — and are starting to see — some of the dramatic effects the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is destined to wreak on our nation’s health care system. Honestly, if there were a movie based on health care reform, it easily could be a remake of “Titanic.” …