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A 401(k) is an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan that allows employees to contribute a portion of their pre-tax or after-tax income towards retirement. These contributions are then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
10 Critical Questions About Retirement Plan Cybersecurity
Congress is taking an interest in cybersecurity specifically as it relates to retirement plans, providers, sponsors and participants.…
7 Key Generational Insights Into Retirement Planning
Retirement savings comparison shows Gen X unsure about enough, while Baby Boomers feel more financially secure with pensions and 401ks.
Relief! Employer-Sponsored Student Loan Benefit Bill Introduced
Americans have too many immediate expenses to pay to even consider long-term saving, the theory goes, one of…
Concerns Over Lack of 401(k) Cybersecurity Concerns: Terry Dunne
One of the most remarkable findings of Callan’s 2019 Defined Contribution Trends report is that cybersecurity is not…
Do Millennial Employees (Really) Love Your 401(k) Plan?
It’s Valentine’s Day, and retirement plan advisors and plan sponsors can play Cupid with millennial employees and a company’s 401(k).
Top 401(k) Professional Program Gets Major Upgrade
On Tuesday, record-keeping colossus Ascensus announced that it has restructured its Elite Advisor program to enable financial advisors…
7 Situations When HSA Contributions Can Be Returned: Marcia Wagner
Certain situations allow for an employer to request the return of Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions it made…
Fred Reish: Better To Act BEFORE You Get Sued
401(k) fiduciary best practices help sponsors reduce lawsuits, ensure compliance, and protect plan participants effectively.
401(k) Trading: Volatility’s Retreat or Eye of the Storm?
401(k) trading activity slowed in January 2019, marking the slowest start in over 20 years as investors favored fixed income funds.
Shlomo Benartzi: Fairness Key to Participant Annuity Use
Why are retirees wary of annuities, Shlomo Benartzi rhetorically asks? Let us count the ways: high commissions, outrageous…