Newsfeeds Yahoo! News Search Results for individual retirement accounts Yahoo! News Search Results for individual retirement accounts Chase Unveils Enhanced Web Site to Empower Consumers (Centre Daily Times) Expanding its commitment to educate and empower consumers, Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. [NYSE:JPM], unveiled today an enhanced version of its popular Web site Chase Clear & Simple sm with new tools to help customers manage their accounts, tips to avoid unwanted fees and information to support their financial success. Chase Unveils Enhanced Web Site to Empower Consumers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) WILMINGTON, Del.----Expanding its commitment to educate and empower consumers, Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. [NYSE:JPM ], unveiled today an enhanced version of its popular Web site Chase Clear & Simplesm with new tools to help customers manage their accounts, tips to avoid unwanted fees and information to support their financial success. Stock Losses Leave Pensions Underfunded by $400 Billion (Washington Post) The collapse of the stock market last year left corporate pension plans at the largest companies underfunded by $409 billion, reversing a $60 billion pension surplus at the end of 2007, according to a study released today. Banking and Financial (Mondaq) On December 23, 2008, President Bush signed into law The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 ("WRERA") (H.R. 7327) . WRERA provides temporary relief to pension plans in the midst of one of the most severe financial crises the United States economy has ever faced. Nigeria: Workers Are Free to Move Accounts From Trustfund (AllAfrica.com) Workers whose Retirement Savings Accounts (RSA) are being managed by Trustfund Pensions Plc are free to move their account to another Pension Fund Administrator from July 2009. This is in accordance with the provisions of the Pension Reform Act 2004. Millionaires Join The Rest Of Us In Feeling The Economic Heat (Fox News) Millionaires Join The Rest Of Us In Feeling The Economic Heat UPDATE 1-Econ slump hitting older Americans hard, AARP says (The Forex Market) WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The recession is hitting older Americans hard, forcing many to cut back on contributions to retirement accounts and extras like entertainment and restaurant meals, AARP officials said on Tuesday. 9 retirement resolutions for 2009 (Reading Eagle) Exercise more, stop smoking, lose weight - all are excellent ideas for 2009 for those who need to prod themselves in those areas. But instead of making the traditional New Year's effort to shed 15 pounds, usually in vain, how about aiming to trim your spending by 15 percent? Roth IRA beats 401(k) in key ways (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) A young worker may find a Roth IRA to be superior to a 401 when saving for retirement. Congress eases rules on IRA distributions (News Chief) Published: Monday, January 5, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, January 5, 2009 at 2:34 a.m. Congress passed a bill in December to suspend, for 2009 only, the rule that requires some people to withdraw a certain percentage from their tax-deferred retirement accounts each year.

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