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The funding deficit for the nations 100 largest corporate pension plans grew in September, increasing by $124 billion, according to Millimans 100 Pension Funding Index. This was the largest monthly drop in the plans funded status in 11 years, the report said.

Stocks got a lift Friday by news that the U.S. economy generated more jobs than anticipated over the past three months, reinforcing hopes that the world's largest economy will not be sliding back into recession.

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One-on-one meetings, automatic enrollment and a variety of plan options drive up employee participation in retirement plans, according to a new report by The Principal Financial Group.

Forty-five percent of retirees still have their assets in retirement savings plans through their employers, according to a new LIMRA study. One-fifth of retirees own three or more IRAs.

One of the biggest implications for a massive crisisand a possible focal point for overhaulis in California, where a new study finds nearly half of workers who retire at age 65 will be at or near poverty level (i.e. $22,322 per year).