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401(k)
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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.
Retirement Savings Gap Could Create $1.3 Trillion Burden by 2040
New research from Pew finds Americans’ insufficient retirement savings could add a huge strain to state and federal budgets if the issue is not addressed
Annuities and Institutional Best Practices: A Good Fit
Could it become a future breach if DC plans don’t at least consider them?
The Impact of Inflation’s Return on Retirement Planning
Glen Franklin of Jackson National writes on the influence of market volatility on retirement planning, and the products that can protect investors against inflation
2 in 3 Small Businesses Still Don’t Offer Retirement Plans: Fidelity
First “Small Business Retirement Index” finds half (48%) of respondents worry they cannot afford to offer a 401(k)
Richter-Gordon, Chamberlain Launch Firm to Vet Lifetime Income Options in 401(k)s
Fee-only “Annuity Research & Consulting” debuts today with goal of transforming the DC plan industry’s approach to investigating annuity options
Why Financial Advisors Need Personal Branding: Sheri Fitts
Sheri Fitts talks about the need for and importance of personal branding among 401(k)-focused financial advisors.
10 States Furthest From and Closest To Retirement Savings Benchmarks
New ranking identifies which states are furthest behind in saving what they’ll need to retire, and by how much
I Have Seen the Enemy and It Is Us?
Advisor Terry Morgan says advisors overlooking “little” 401(k) participants is a big problem for the retirement industry
Cashout Leakage Alert: Highway Through the ‘Danger Zone’
New research reveals a 401(k) cashout leakage “danger zone” for participants in their 30s
Sheri Fitts Launches Personal Branding and Thought Leadership Conference
Inaugural SWAY | LIVE event for financial advisors set for August in San Diego