Six in 10 companies offer programs to help their financial professionals in effectively using social media for business purposes and establishing best practices.
Cammack Retirement has identified nine hot trends that people on any side of a defined contribution plan should keep their eye on in the coming year and beyond.
The good news is that the average plan, according to the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, received 89.3 percent of its annual required contribution.
Most state and local governments have fully funded their annual pension obligations over the past dozen or so years, with only a small number failing to do so.
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