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Retirement plans need major changes: NY Times

Even as a federal law designed to protect income for retirees turns 50 this year, the cry to reform retirement benefits seems to be growing louder than ever.

This rising chorus includes The New York Times, which recently published an article titled, “The $25 Trillion System of Retirement Savings Needs Fixing.” It offers expert opinions on several ways to shore up fiscal protections for private retirement accounts and argues for an expansion of Social Security benefits.

The Times noted that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which was enacted by President Gerald Ford in 1974, was written at a details ⇒

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