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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
Retirement Security Requires the Right Infrastructure
Expanding 401(k) access can help small businesses improve retirement plan options and close the coverage gap for their employees.
401(k) Plan Providers Must ‘Get Big, Smart’ to Maintain Profitability
As retirement plan providers grapple with ever-increasing fee pressure, they also contend with evolving expectations from plan sponsors…
Narrative Busted: Millennial, Blue Collar, SMB Employees Saving for Retirement
While most people assume younger employees, employees at smaller companies and employees in blue-collar professions can’t afford to…
November Was Light Month for 401(k) Trading Activity
November was a time to give thanks for positive participant behavior. The month saw the lightest amount of…
Are 401(k) Fiduciaries Correctly Benchmarking Their Funds?
If you grew up in the mid to late ‘70s, you know well the many detective movies starring…
Are Alternative Investments Warranted (or Wanted) in 401ks?
Annuities are one thing, but alternative investments as well? Defined simply as anything other than stocks and bonds,…
Elizabeth Warren ‘Cautions’ DOL About Weak Fiduciary Rule
Conflict of Interest Rule sparks Warren’s warning against weak standards that risk Americans’ retirement savings.
Nearly Half of Families Have ‘No Retirement Savings,’ However …
Whom to believe? New research from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute finds that the shift to defined contribution…
Dem Hopefuls Talk Pension Reform, Retirement Security to Teamsters
Union members heard plenty of what they wanted to hear about saving pensions and improving the retirement security…
Football Great Furious Over Faulty NFL Pension
NFL player pension inequality highlights struggles of pre-1993 athletes, urging fair retirement benefits for forgotten football greats.