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The Evolution Of The Applicability Of Erisa To Indian Tribes: We May Finally Have Congressional Intent, But It's Still Flawed, Alicia K. Crawford Jan 2010

The Evolution Of The Applicability Of Erisa To Indian Tribes: We May Finally Have Congressional Intent, But It's Still Flawed, Alicia K. Crawford

American Indian Law Review

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Protecting Our Aging Retirees: Converting 401(K) Accounts Into Federally Guaranteed Lifetime Annuities, Lawrence A. Frolik Jan 2010

Protecting Our Aging Retirees: Converting 401(K) Accounts Into Federally Guaranteed Lifetime Annuities, Lawrence A. Frolik

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America’s retirees are faced with a potential financial disaster. Economic security in retirement has long depended on Social Security, private savings and employer provided retirement plans. While much attention has been paid to the financial problems of Social Security and the lack of private saving for retirement, little attention has been paid to an alarming development in employer provided retirement plans: the likely inability of retirees during the long years of their retirement to successfully manage their retirement funds accumulated in 401(k) and similar accounts. We as a society have set up a funding system for retirement that assumes retirees …