This resource publication features article reprints from WorldatWork's respected publication — workspan magazine and WorldatWork Journal. It offers readers various resources on a variety of topics relating to retirement benefits. It is broken into six sections: Historical Perspective, Financial Education, Hybrid Pension Plans, 401(k) Plans, International, and a concluding article. Selected references will lead you to other WorldatWork and non-WorldatWork resources on this topic.

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Introduction

Section 1 - Historical Perspective

1. Was ERISA a Necessary Retirement Revolution?
By Robert D. Paul and Robert D. Krinsky, The Segal Company
ACA News, January 2000, Vol. 43, No. 1

2. The Impact of Demographic Trends on Benefits and the Work Force: An Interview with Ken Dychtwald
Conducted by Vicki L. Moore, CEBS
ACA Journal, Summer 1997, Vol. 6, No. 2

3. Trends in Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans
By Paul Gilles, William M. Mercer Inc.
ACA News, January 1999, Vol 42, No. 1

4. The New Employment Contract and Employee Benefits: A Road Map for the Future
By Anna M. Rappaport, FSA
ACA Journal, Summer 1997, Vol 6, No. 2

Section 2 - Financial Education

5. Holy Grail or Wholly Hype? The Fiduciary’s Online Advice Quandary
By Scott Fisher
WorldatWork Journal, Fourth Quarter 2000, Vol. 9, No. 4

6. Investment Advice – Both Problem and Opportunity
By Eileen P. Maraldo, CCP, CEBS
Workspan, July 2000, Vol. 43, No. 7

7. Financial Planning for Employees Is a Sound Investment
By Barbara Parus
ACA News, March 1999, Vol. 42, No. 3

8. Solving the Mystery of Retirement Education
By Wendy Fox
ACA News, October 1998, Vol. 41, No. 9

Section 3 - Hybrid Pension Plans

9. The Controversy of Traditional vs. Cash Balance Plans
By Jack L. VanDerhei, Ph.D., CEBS
ACA Journal, Fourth Quarter 1999, Vol. 8, No. 4

10. Case Study: Avnet Inc.’s Solution to Cash Balance Plans
By Lloyd A. Katz, F.S.A, E.A., and Robert P. Zierk
ACA Journal, Fourth Quarter 1999, Vol. 8, No. 4

11. An Overview of Cash Balance Plans
By Carol Quick
ACA Journal, Fourth Quarter 1999, Vol. 8, No. 4

12. Case Study: Converting from a Traditional Defined Benefit Plan Eastman Kodak Company
By Rita D. Metras, CBP
ACA Journal, Fourth Quarter 1999, Vol. 8, No. 4

13. Sensible Hybrid Plan Legislation: Saving Congress from Pounding the Last Nail in the Defined Benefit Coffin
By James A. Klein
ACA Journal, Fourth Quarter 1999, Vol. 8, No. 4

Section 4 - 401(k) Plans

14. How Innovative Marketing Helped Increase Employee 401(k) Participation
By Jill G. Vaughan, Springs Industries Inc.
ACA News, March 1999, Vol. 42, No. 3

15. 401(k) Fees: Who’s Paying and Who’s Paying Attention?
By Martha Priddy Patterson, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
ACA News, July/August 1998, Vol. 41, No. 7

16. Automatic 401(k) Plans – Are They Good for Business or Employees?
By David R. Godofsky, JD, FSA, and David L. Wray
ACA Journal, Winter 1996, Vol. 5, No. 4

Section 5 - International

17. Catching on Overseas – Retirement Benefits Chart the Same Waters
By Michael F. Morhun and Ray McKenna
WorldatWork Journal, First Quarter 2001, Vol. 10, No. 1

18. Financing Benefits for Globally Mobile Employees
By Jeany McGurn and Yvonne Sonsino, Towers Perrin
workspan, November/December 2000, Vol. 43, No. 11

Section 6 - Conclusion

19. Value of Benefits Remains Constant
By Rodney K. Platt
Workspan, June 2000, Vol. 43, No. 6

20. The Shifting Sands of Retirement Plans
WorldatWork Journal, Fourth Quarter 2000, Vol. 9, No. 4
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