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401(k)
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A 401(k) is an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan that allows employees to contribute a portion of their pre-tax or after-tax income towards retirement. These contributions are then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
New Savings Data Suggests ‘Positive Signs’ of Recovery
Ascensus is out with hard data about three specific areas at the beginning and (now) recovery of the…
COVID-19 Forcing Early Retirement
An analysis of employment trends as a result of COVID-19 by the University of Chicago found that many…
What’s Your HSA ‘Personality Type?’
Are you (or your client) a saver or spender? Budgeter, manager, long-term investor? HealthSavings Administrators has identified the…
Retirees Handling COVID-19 Better than Younger Generations?
Retirees are coping with the effects of COVID-19 far better than younger generations, despite the pandemic’s severe and…
Retirement Plan Participants Anxious but Engaged: Schwab
For some reason, American workers are more stressed than they were a year ago. A Charles Schwab survey…
Retirement ‘Super Savers’ Remain Confident, Keep Investing Despite COVID-19
Despite a global pandemic and recent market volatility, “super savers” are continuing to save big for their retirement,…
Pandemic Heightens Americans’ Social Security Anxiety
Most Americans believe it is more important to optimize Social Security now than it was before the pandemic according to Nationwide Retirement Institute.
MAJOR Absence of Minority Representation in Financial Regulation
“Perhaps one of the biggest open secrets in Washington, D.C. is the virtual absence of African American financial…
August Top Advisor by Participant Outcomes (TAPO)—Jania Stout
It’s a Family Affair “WE’RE DOING A LOT of financial literacy for younger adults and older kids,” Jania…
COVID Causes 1 in 10 Plan Sponsors to Halt 401k Matching Contributions
The latest look at what’s happening with 401k employer matching contributions during the COVID crisis shows that one…