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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.
Securian Makes It Easier for Small Businesses to Offer 401(k)s
With American unemployment at its lowest rate since the year 2000—just 3.9 percent—employers of all sizes are finding…
How to Best Vet 401(k) Target Date Funds
Target Date Funds demand careful evaluation beyond fees and performance. Learn DOL tips, legal lessons, and best practices for sponsors.
How Did Target-Date Funds Fare in 2017?
Record flows paired with positive returns lifted assets in target-date mutual funds above $1 trillion last year, in…
Target Date Fund Expense Ratios Show Sharp Decline
A recent hyper-focus on fees from plan sponsors, participants and lawyers belies the fact that expense ratios, at…
Merrill Lynch Rolls Out 5 New ESG Portfolios
An increasing number of financial firms are making it easier to simultaneously save for retirement and save the…
How Risk-Averse Are 401(k) Retirement Savers?
No surprise here, 401(k) savers are worried about market volatility and want advice for protecting their retirement nest eggs during periods of turmoil.
The Advantages of Separately Managed Accounts in 401ks: Fi360 Annual Conference
Tim Friday, Institutional Services Group CEO and president with Pittsburgh-based Mid Atlantic Trust Company, used his teenage daughter’s…
Pershing Launches 401(k) Plan Oversight Tool
On Monday, BNY Mellon’s Pershing today announced the launch of a new solution to help firms and plan…
7 Signs of a Successful 401(k) Plan
Have your plan sponsor clients designed a successful 401(k) for their participants? A small number of factors can…
What Do 401(k) Consultants Want in Plan Services?
401(k) consultants want more retirement income products with liquidity inflation protection and no additional fiduciary risk. It’s part…