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WASHINGTON - Retirement, for most Americans, conjures up images of leisurely living and having the time to pursue interests that have been put on hold because of work responsibilities. But judging from findings of the 2002 Retirement Confidence Survey which has been tracking for more than a decade trends in...

SAN DIEGO - The theme song for most employee scheduling used to be, "Nine to Five." The majority of people worked full-time conventional hours. It was relatively simple to calculate vacation time and benefits. Today the tune might be, "I Did It My Way." A breakdown of employees at a...

WASHINGTON - While credit unions can expect to implement "more paperwork" with the myriad of changes expected to pension and retirement plans, growth opportunities still abound, said CUNA President Dan Mica after attending the National Summit on Retirement Savings. This year's three-day summit, the second in a series mandated by...

Look for coverage of CUNA's GAC throughout this issue, but concentrated on pages 18-22, with a special pictorial on page 32.

Given the state of the economy every marketing dollar counts. Our special report on pages 16-17 offers a glimpse of how some credit unions are creatively spreading their message.

WEST PALM BEACH -When the going gets tough, members expect more from their financial institutions. "So many members use the Web, voice response systems or their ATM cards to find out basic account information so they don't really go into the credit union as much anymore," said Kowal Associates, Inc....