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5 changes ushered in by ERISA

Signed into law 40 years ago, ERISA spawned the PBGC, vesting and more.

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There’s no shortage of debate about whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act is meeting the retirement challenges now facing baby boomers and generations to follow. But there’s no debating that the law ushered in some monumental changes, enhancing, if not revolutionizing, the concept of retirement as the country knows it today.

Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.

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