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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
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Benchmarks, Benartzi and a Broader Benefits Perspective: NAPA 401(k) Summit
It ain’t easy getting Jania Stout on the phone. For most professionals, running a multi-billion-dollar, top-rated retirement planning…
DOL’s Acosta Slammed By Judge in Pedophile Epstein Case
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is once again under fire for a “sweetheart deal” he orchestrated for multimillionaire pedophile Jeffrey…
Serious Aging Concerns Boost Target Date Fund Potential
Joe Coughlin, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MIT AgeLab, often calls Japan “a nursing home on…
Why Did 1 in 4 Consumers STOP Doing Business with Certain Financial Firms?
Something for 401k advisors to think about as you craft your next message to a client: Personalization in…
3 Steps to Better Tax Treatment of Missing 401(k) Funds
What happens when 401(k)s are orphaned by employees? Like any other unassigned assets, they’re transferred to the states…
Serenity Now! How 401(k) Plan Participants Behaved in 2018
Participants get it, and should give themselves (or their 401(k) advisors) a pat on the back.x They stayed…
When to Insource, Partner or Delegate 401(k) Marketing?
Are most of your plan participants invested in the QDIA, or are they taking the time to select…
Would Illiquid Assets in 401(k)s Be Crazy or Constructive?
It’s difficult enough to get plan sponsors and participants covered, educated and invested in retirement saving through the…
8 Tedious Tasks 401(k) Plan Sponsors MUST Complete
Tedious tasks are “have to do,” rather than “want to do.” For me, it’s usually cleaning the bathroom…