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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
Where Will ETF Use Grow Fastest?
Little surprise—Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) adoption continues to rise. While it might be a case of the fly on…
How Do Wealth Managers Feel About Fiduciary and 401(k)s?
The nation’s capital is an apropos location to discuss the impact of the Department of Labor’s final fiduciary…
Surprise (Not)! 401(k) Fiduciary Rule Uncertainty Continues
What a crazy ride. President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law six years ago, giving the Securities…
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…