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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
CFP Board to Strengthen Ethics, Conduct Enforcement
CFP Board enforcement measures include enhanced background checks and stricter oversight to strengthen ethics and protect consumers.
What the DOL’s ESG Rule Really Means
What follows are fiduciary hacks and constructs that pertain to the DOL’s recent rulemaking regarding ESG/SRI. In the…
Employer 401k Contributions Keep Up in COVID Crisis
Good news—most employers are current with their retirement plan matches and contributions. New research from the Plan Sponsor…
New 401(k) RFP Dashboard Aims to ‘Empower Advisory Firms’
A dashboard to seamlessly integrate relevant RFP tools and features? It invariably makes the 401(k) advisor more efficient,…
Most 401(k) Participants Would Leave Assets in Plan
RIP rollovers? A recent survey from T. Rowe Price found that the overwhelming majority of 401(k) participants expressed…
DOL Takes Strong ERISA 401(k), ESG Fiduciary Stance
It might be harder to “invest in your values” if a proposed rule form the Department of Labor…
Benefits Survey Reveals Who Favors What Type of Retirement Plan
A recently released employee benefits survey found traditional 401k plans remain the most popular employer-sponsored retirement plan, offered…
IRS Announces CARES Act RMD Relief
If a retiree took a required minimum distribution but is having second thoughts in the wake of COVID,…
COVID-19: A Positive Effect on Millennial Finances?
Two out of three (65%) Millennials say the COVID-19 pandemic has actually had a positive effect on their…
Episode 3: Liz Ann Sonders on Panics, Pandemics and the Market’s ‘Warp Speed’
“We have not repealed the laws of fear and greed,” Liz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab Chief Investment…