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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
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COVID-19 liability waiver helps employers reduce risk, protect business, and ensure safety for employees and visitors.
7 Behaviors of Exemplary Fiduciaries
The vast majority of our nation’s liquid investable wealth is in the hands of lay-fiduciaries—the 8 million men…
5 Guiding Principles for RIA Firm Success
RIA firms entered 2020 from a position of strength with robust five-year growth trends across assets under management (AUM), revenue, and clients.
VALIC to Pay $40 Million to Settle Charges It Deceived Teachers
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged VALIC Financial Advisors (VFA) for failing to disclose to teachers and other…
Trump (Again) Touts 401(k) Plan Prowess
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Episode 6: Creative Planning’s Peter Mallouk on What’s Right (and Really Wrong) With 401(k)s
Peter Mallouk says 401(k) plans are expensive, overly complex, needlessly complicated and involve too many third parties.…
How to Close the Coming COVID-19 Retirement Savings Gap
When the dust finally settles from the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s retirement deficit will have widened significantly, due…
How Pandemic is Putting More Retirements at Risk
Thanks to a bump from the coronavirus pandemic, now more than half of working-age households in America are…
Police Union Officials Accused of Retirement Plan Theft
It hurts more when done by those sworn to protect. Former state trooper Kenneth Wynder Jr., president of…
IRS Reminds Seniors: No RMD in 2020
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding seniors and retirees that they are not required to take money out of…