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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
How Do 401(k) Plan Sponsors Feel About Their Advisors?
Don’t break your arm patting yourself on the back, but plan sponsors really like you. A new study…
How to Deal with the New 401(k) ‘Retirementality’
Fewer than half of Americans have calculated how much they need to save for retirement, and in 2014,…
A New Set of 401(k) Best Practices for IRA Rollovers
DOL Fiduciary Rule impacts IRA rollovers, advisor compensation, and fiduciary responsibility under new Department of Labor standards.
3 Realities of 401(k) Financial Wellness Programs
Learn how to implement effective financial education programs for employees, addressing financial illiteracy and poor spending habits.
Why Treat 401(k) Participants Like Large Endowments?
When it comes to investing, large endowments have the secret sauce. According to the latest annual NACUBO-Commonfund report,…
LGBT Americans Worried About 401(k) Financial Security
Now that LGBT Americans have achieved the right to same-sex marriage, 401(k) retirement issues are moving to the…
2 Ways to Reach (Really Reach) 21st Century 401(k) Participants
Due to the constant evolution of technology, many in the 401(k) industry are slow to adapt and are…
Target Date Funds in 401(k)s Total How Much?
Explore how open architecture target-date funds address diversification, fiduciary concerns, and evolving DC plan sponsor priorities.
Millennials Should Really Listen to Older 401(k) Participants
The retirement saving gap shows Americans working longer yet still underprepared, highlighting the need to start saving earlier.
The Latest Company to Lower 401(k) Target-Date Fund Fees
Following recent reductions by Fidelity and Vanguard, John Hancock Investments announced its own expense reductions aimed at providing…