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401(k) Investments
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401(k) investments refer to the various assets and financial instruments available within a 401(k) retirement plan, which employees can choose to grow their retirement savings. These investments are selected from a menu of options provided by the plan sponsor (usually the employer) and managed through a plan administrator.
Yikes! Half of Americans with Incomes Over $100K Think They’ll Never Be Able to Retire
Nearly every household with an income of $100,000 or more saves for retirement, but only half of them…
Did Coronavirus Relief Help DC Participants Continue Saving?
A report by the Investment Company Institute suggests that coronavirus relief provided by CARES Act may have forestalled loan activity.
Recent Regulations Open Target-Date Funds to ‘Lesser Used’ Products
New research from Cerulli Associates takes a close look at lifetime income products and alternative investments in target-date…
Transition Risk (or, What Mike Tyson Can Teach Us About Retirement Plan Investing)
Mike Tyson famously said that “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” That wisdom is oddly relevant even to retirement planning, because life and financial markets are constantly throwing punches at plan participants.
Growing Share of Young Households Own Mutual Funds
Get ‘em young. Industry attempts to get individuals and households to begin saving at your ages appear to…
Annuities Still Unpopular as Retirement Income Strategy
The average American turning age 65 today can expect to live 40% longer than someone who turned 65…
How Self-Directed 401(k)s Performed in Q3
The third quarter was a solid one for self-directed 401(k) accounts according to Charles Schwab’s latest SDBA Indicators…
DAiM Launches ‘First ERISA-Compliant’ Bitcoin 401(k) Plan
Newport Beach, Calif.-based asset manager Digital Asset Investment Management (DAiM), which bills itself as the first licensed Registered…
401(k) Balances Rise Slightly, Contributions Steady in Q3: Fidelity
Despite ongoing market swings and economic uncertainty, average retirement account balances increased slightly in the third quarter, according…
In SECURE Act’s Wake, Nationwide to Launch Full Suite of In-Plan Annuities
As soon as December, Nationwide will introduce a new in-plan Fixed Indexed Annuity as part of a larger…