Direct from the Candidates
October 27, 2008, , Pensions and Investments
McCain, Obama camps reply to questionnaire from 14 organizations regarding retirement and health care. Both McCain and Obama endorse the Automatic IRA proposal.

Automatic IRA helps workers save
October 3, 2008, Jon Looney, Denver Business Journal
The “Automatic IRA,” a bipartisan proposal, would provide a simple and cost-effective way for employers to help their employees prepare for the future.

Is your 401(k) any good?
September 24, 2008, , MarketWatch
By far, the best 401(k) plans automatically enroll workers into a target-date or target-risk mutual fund and automatically increase their contributions over time.

Targeting the Masses
September 7, 2008, Jaime Levy Pessin, Wall Street Journal
There's no shortage of retirement-savings services for the affluent. But for those who fall in the middle of the wage scale or lower, it's a different story.

Auto-Annuity Could Stretch 401(k) Savings
August 12, 2008, Jessica Marquez, Workforce Management
With automatic enrollment into 401(k) plans now the norm among employers, many say that defined-contribution plans are looking a lot like defined-benefit plans these days. A proposal by the Retirement Security Project could make them even more similar.