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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
Race to the Bottom? 401(k) Fees Continue to Fall
How much further can they fall? Fees associated with equity mutual funds in 401(k) plans fell again in 2015.…
Demand for Alternative Investments Remains Strong
Yeah, but what about their place in 401(k) investment menus? First they were great, and then 2008 hit…
High-Profile Experts Release 401(k) Recommendations, Are Promptly Ignored
A retirement security report from all-star lineup of pundits and professional went largely unnoticed upon its release in…
Survey Says: Men, Women Far Apart in 401(k) Retirement Prep
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus and 401(k)s are off floating around in space somewhere. These…
Riskalyze Makes (Another) Big 401(k) Disruption Announcement
Riskalyze—the industry upstart that’s quickly evolving—announced Wednesday that it has released the latest version of its popular Autopilot…
IMCA Introduces New Online Education Offering
Who doesn’t love a compilation of greatest hits? If you need CE credit, you’d be hard-pressed to find…
New 401(k) Fiduciary Designation from Morningstar, ARA
Time to add more letters to the business card. Chicago-based research behemoth Morningstar has teamed with the American…
Edison International 401(k) Saga One Step Closer to End
In a last vestige of the landmark Supreme Court case Tibble v. Edison International decided last year, two…
Jim Cramer’s Bad Take on 401(k)s — Again
Anything 401(k) related—lawsuits, rollovers, demographics, auto this and that—is sure to get attention, and CNBC deemed it necessary…
What’s a ‘Hybrid’ 401(k) and Why Is It So Popular?
Cash balance plans, those quirky—and increasingly popular—defined benefit/401(k) hybrids, saw a 19 percent annual increase and a rise…