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Oct. 19-26 is the third annual National Save for Retirement Week. Promote the heck out of it among your employees, as research shows not all employees participate in retirement plans, and the ones that do don´t save enough.

BlackBerries and iPhones for all! What employers spend in mobile technology like smartphones they may regain in spades in extra worker productivity, a study of federal employees by Telework Exchange finds. Federal employees who use a smartphone for work purposes report an average time savings/productivity...

Were you just a bit disgusted when you heard that AIG had sent their head honchos on a resort retreat just weeks after news of their bailout broke? Just think, they were getting rubdowns and enjoying five-course meals while you were sweating away over open enrollment business in your office. If you...

We've got a top-notch Web Discussion coming up for you Thursday. Our recent Benefits Forum and Expo showed that wellness programs were one of, if not the top issue on benefit manager's minds.

Could be good news, bad news on the 401(k) front, as the IRS announced it´s raised the annual contribution limit from $15,500 to $16,500, but congressional lawmakers want to take the bull in a china shop approach to governing the plans, seeking to eliminate tax breaks for investors and mandating participation....

Read up on the new Treasury regulations on executive compensation. It may make for an awkward conversation with your CEO and CFO, but you´ll want to stay on the right side of the law on this one - particularly the limits on golden parachutes (you don´t want to look like another Lehman, do you?)....

Although much of the early response to the economic crisis -- EBN's included -- dealth with the blow to Americans' bank accounts and retirement assets, reports now are surfacing on how the financial slide has affected health care decisions for individuals and families.

New survey results from Sun Life Financial show that 46% of employees surveyed are "very confident" they will have enough money to take care of their basic living expenses at 67. however, a much smaller number (28%) are just as confident they´ll be able to handle health care expenses at that age....

Like your mom always said, "If Jimmy jumped off a bridge, would you?" The lesson being, consider carefully whose lead you follow. Amid economic peril, that lesson is even more important regarding 401(k) advice. Forbes offers tips on separating the wheat from chaff on retirement advice.

Here´s a downward spiral we can all agree we´d like to continue: Census data reveal that the number of uninsured individuals in the United States fell by 1.5 million between 2006 and 2007, driven by growth in Medicare, Medicaid, military programs and Massachusetts health care reform. This report from...