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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.
BlackRock Bows to Climate Change, Will Put ESG ‘Front and Center’
BlackRock, the $7 trillion-plus gorilla in the asset management space, is joining the climate change fight. Having already…
How and Why Do 401(k) Participants Accept TDF Default Options?
By now it’s generally accepted that 401(k) and similar defined contribution plan defaults are good, since they get…
401(k) Assets Hit How Much in Q3?
Good news to close out the year, as just-released research finds total 401(k) assets surged ahead in the…
Innovative Retirement Solutions Are Required for Gig Workers
Hyper-connectivity is transforming the world of work. By 2022, 29 billion digital devices will connect people, organizations, and…
Are Alternative Investments Warranted (or Wanted) in 401ks?
Annuities are one thing, but alternative investments as well? Defined simply as anything other than stocks and bonds,…
FIRE, ESG Among 10 Most-Searched Financial Terms
“FIRE” and “ESG” were among the Top 10 Search Terms of 2019 at Investopedia, the financial education website…
Action Steps to Help 401(k) Participants Thrive in 2020
New Willis Towers Watson paper has 2020 action steps for DC plan sponsors in the areas of financial wellbeing, investments and plan compliance.
What’s Happening With Self-Directed 401(k) Accounts?
Millennials allocated a larger percentage of their retirement portfolios to ETFs and cash through self-directed brokerage accounts (SDBA)…
ESG Investing Momentum Building, Even If Formal Commitment Lags
The latest example of building momentum for greater investing in companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
The ‘Set & Forget’ Folly: Many Never Rebalance 401ks
About 30% of people with a 401k or IRA say they don’t rebalance or reallocate their retirement plan…