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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.
Demand for Alternative Investments Remains Strong
Yeah, but what about their place in 401(k) investment menus? First they were great, and then 2008 hit…
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…
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…
Implications from ‘Brexit’ and Beyond
On Thursday, the citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU). The markets…
Pershing on a 401(k) Recordkeeping Roundup
Pershing LLC has doubled the number of 401(k) recordkeepers on its Retirement Plan Network in the past year, adding…
401(k) Assets Hit $4.8 Trillion in First Quarter of 2016
U.S. Retirement Assets hit $24.1 trillion as of March 31, up .6 percent from the end of December,…
Equity Loses, Fixed Income Gains on Brexit Possibility
Fears across the pond have fixed income funds flying high. Research behemoth Morningstar reported U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) asset…
How Popular Are Exchange-Traded Funds, Really?
The low-cost message is getting through (with a helping hand from the Department of labor), and exchange-traded funds…
Two HUGE 401(k) Risks – and How to Solve Them
401(k)s allow long-term participants to invest in asset classes with long-term expected positive returns in a tax-free format.…
The Single Biggest Problem with 401(k) Product Performance is …
“401(k) platforms demand closet indexers,” Tom Howard bluntly, and emphatically, states. “They want name brands with high assets and…