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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.
What 401(k) Plan Participants Get Wrong with Target Date Funds
Discover why many investors misuse target-date funds and how overconfidence and a desire for diversification play a role.
Vanguard Lowers Expense Ratios (Again)
How low can they go? Vanguard investors saved nearly $55 million as a result of lower expense ratios…
ETFs Snap Two-Year Winning Streak
Exchange traded funds snapped a streak of 23 straight months of positive flows dating back to January 2014,…
The ‘Explosion’ of Collective Trusts in 401(k)s
Collective investment trusts might be he scrawny younger sibling to brawny older mutual funds, but they’re coming on…
What’s Fueling the ‘Resurgence’ of Stable Value in 401(k)s?
Its reputation recently took a hit, but money market worries and the resulting reform have stable value back…
How to Efficiently Offer SMAs in 401(k)s
Separately managed accounts are great for high-net-worth clients. Now new tech makes them accessible for 401(k) participants too.
The Latest Company to Launch a 401(k) Collective Investment Trust
Collective investment trusts (CIT), the scrawny younger sibling to brawny, older mutual funds, continues to gain industry weight.…
How to Crack the ETF Nut in 401(k)s
ETFs in 401(k)s? It’s a question that’s receiving a lot of attention of late, and specifically how—if at…
How 401(k) Advisors Can Use ETFs: Chuck Self
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have gained significant market share throughout the last decade, and more investors are interested in…
Top 401(k) Target Date Fund Families
Glide path issues are a thing of the past, and innovation in the target date fund space continues…