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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
Edison International 401(k) Saga One Step Closer to End
In a last vestige of the landmark Supreme Court case Tibble v. Edison International decided last year, two…
Jim Cramer’s Bad Take on 401(k)s — Again
Anything 401(k) related—lawsuits, rollovers, demographics, auto this and that—is sure to get attention, and CNBC deemed it necessary…
What’s a ‘Hybrid’ 401(k) and Why Is It So Popular?
Cash balance plans, those quirky—and increasingly popular—defined benefit/401(k) hybrids, saw a 19 percent annual increase and a rise…
Is this it for the 401(k) Asset Management Space?
Asset management remains profitable, but managers must work hard to stay relevant as technology and the popularity of…
Disney Sued as 401(k) Returns Magically Disappear
Oh, come on! Now they’re going after Mickey? “The Happiest Place on Earth” is a little sadder today with…
401(k) Audits Skyrocket in Past Two Years
What’s eating at employers? 401(k) plan sponsors rank investment volatility, benefit costs and regulatory compliance as their top…
‘401(k)-Like’ Plans in Higher Education: A Growing Opportunity
Smarty-pants professors might benefit from a “401(k)-like plan,” research from Cerulli Associates finds, further opening defined contribution plans—or…
MassMutual Expands 401(k) Market Presence with Metlife Advisor Purchase
The industry awoke to hangovers, spent fireworks and MassMutual’s acquisition of MetLife’s U.S. retail advisor force—the MetLife Premier Client…
Hillary Clinton’s Big, Bad 401(k) Brexit Behavior
It’s an election year, and we’re not naïve—but it would be nice if just once (once!) politicians didn’t…
M&A Alert! Guardian Sells 401(k) Business to Ameritas
Guardian gets out (of the 401(k) business—that is). Lincoln, Nebraska-based Ameritas Life Insurance announced Thursday that it has signed…