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The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (U.S.A.) in Boston has introduced a retirement planning program to help fulfill the retirement goals of 401(k) plan participants.

Manulife USA has implemented a three-step process to make it easier for participants to set personal retirement goals. Its new website, manulife401k.com, helps users with the retirement planning process.

After entering some basic personal information, participants are prompted to select one of five potential retirement lifestyles. The model lifestyles were developed using census, demographic, an

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