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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.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 to Successfully Engage 401(k) Participant Clients
To successfully engage 401(k) participants, the financial industry must embrace the opportunities a data-driven revolution offers. We must…
Two HUGE 401(k) Risks – and How to Solve Them
401(k)s allow long-term participants to invest in asset classes with long-term expected positive returns in a tax-free format.…
Who Has the Most, and Least, Access to a 401(k) Plan?
Access to employer-based 401(k) plans is a hot topic, with more states and municipalities implementing government-run 401(k) plans for workers…
Half of Americans Have No Idea What to Do with their 401(k)
401(k) advisors take heed (and heart). Almost half of the adult population with 401(k)s and other self-directed retirement…
401(k) Education Needs to Change, Or Else …
Improve 401(k) outcomes by transforming employee financial education to address both immediate and future savings needs effectively.
3 Critical Benefits of 401(k) Technology
From the infiltration of millennials in the workplace to increased Department of Labor oversight, 401(k) specialists are facing…
5 Imperatives That Can Make or Break a 401(k)Plan
The devil is in the details—this common phrase couldn’t be more relevant than it is in the context…
Envestnet Advisor Summit 2016: ‘Fiduciary Rule Bad for Long-Term Business’
An early afternoon interview on an outdoor patio adjacent to the Chicago Hilton brought welcome relief for Brian…
Envestnet Advisor Summit 2016: ‘401(k) Participants Are Not An Afterthought’
“401(k)s platforms are about servicing the plans, not improving outcomes,” Babu Sivadasan said from the Envestnet Advisor Summit…
Envestnet Advisor Summit 2016: Envestnet Unveils New Tech Platform
A major tech announcement from Envestnet at it Advisor Summit 2016 in Chicago on Wednesday, as the company…