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...last proposed under President Clinton, could improve the system's meager returns. But it is risky and ripe for abuse. Another plan, proposed by Boston University professor Laurence Kotlikoff, would create private accounts but centralize the investing. Everyone would be invested in the same thing: a global, market-weighted index fund run by the government, not Wall Street. Because the fund would track the market, the risks of making poor investment choices would be minimized...
Show And Tell Want to know how much the chief executive of a big company in Britain, the U.S. or the Netherlands earns? Just ask the company. But not in Germany, where pay packages have long been a secret. Only 10 of the 30 firms in the DAX index disclose individual compensation; those who just say no include automakers DaimlerChrysler and BMW, chemical firm BASF and insurer Munich Re. But the pressure's on for greater disclosure. Last week a group of Germany's Social Democratic M.P.s proposed laws to force firms to provide pay details. Justice...
...equity market goes nowhere after two years of gains. The S&P 500 index ends the year flat...
What's more, studies of how Americans invest their 401(k) accounts suggest that, given the chance to make choices, most can't even beat a basic index fund. People tend to chase last year's returns, sticking with stocks long after they have peaked, or invest too conservatively or fail to diversify. Still, there are reasons to think the public, particularly younger Americans, might be open to the idea of taking more control of their own retirement. As the New Deal generation dies off, it is being replaced by one far more skeptical about Social Security. In the TIME...
Sources: New York Times; Reuters; New England Journal of Medicine (2); AP (2); Lemelson-M.I.T. Invention Index Study...