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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.
Money Market Reform Means More Stable Value, But …
Stable Value Funds gain popularity as plan sponsors shift from money market options after SEC money market fund reform.
Collective Investment Trusts Aim for Asset Milestone
Collective investment trusts rose to $2.8 trillion in 2016, offering institutions lower-cost alternatives to mutual funds.
How Investment Managers Should Access the 401(k) Market
Target Date Funds face rising competition; asset managers must adapt strategies to succeed in the defined contribution market.
Passive Fund Products Double Their In-flow Amount
Equity fund flows surged in October with $27.6B into passive funds, doubling September’s inflows as active funds faced outflows.
Which Asset Managers Dominate in 401(k) DC Space?
Retirement expertise and offering target-date funds give a handful of asset managers an edge among plan advisors, according to…
Why CITs Make So Much Sense (Especially Now)
The video titled “Excel 401(k) – Babu Sivadasan & Bill Chetney,” published on November 9, 2017, features a…
Fund Products Flourish One Year After Presidential Election
However one feels about the era of President Trump, the year since his election has been very good for mutual funds and ETFs.
Two 401(k) Giants Join for SIMPLE Retirement Solution
‘Tis the season for teaming up (apparently). Fresh on the heels of a budding fiduciary friendship between Pensionmark and Pension…
Why This Target Date Trend Continues in 401(k)s
The move towards non-proprietary fund products continues, at least in target-date lineups. Diversifying allocations and outsourcing non-core areas…