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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then invested, and the growth is typically tax-deferred (in a traditional 401(k)) or tax-free (in a Roth 401(k)) until withdrawn in retirement.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 a Holistic Employee Benefits Approach Boosts Your Practice
“It just takes down so many of the natural barriers,” Matt Daniels, Director of Retirement Plans at Wilshire…
Evaluating Target Date Funds Is A 401(k) Fiduciary Responsibility
Surveys show that the overwhelming majority of 401(k) plans offer target date funds as part of their investment…
Episode 21: Retireholi(k)s Host JD Carlson on PEP Dangers, Potential Magazine Covers and More
Pooled employer plans are getting a lot of attention, but do they live up to the hype? JD…
Freeze on 401(k) Contribution COLAs Removed from Stimulus Bill: ARA
The American Retirement Association announced Thursday that, after a week of intense lobbying by the industry advocacy organization, the freeze…
Biden Stimulus Would Cap 401(k) Plan Contribution Increases
Retirement plan advocates are concerned about provisions included in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,…
Pandemic’s Economic Perspective: Is it Worse than 2008?
Despite recent optimism over vaccine success and the possibility of a return to normal—however defined—nearly seven in 10…
Ed Slott Defuses ‘The New Retirement Savings Time Bomb’
Ed Slott’s much-hyped new book, “The New Retirement Savings Time Bomb: How to Take Financial Control, Avoid Unnecessary…
Financial Wellness is Critical in Post-Pandemic Workplace
Granted, they have a dog in the hunt, but new research from Ramsey Solutions’ SmartDollar finds that adding…
2020 Year-End Self-Directed 401(k) Balances Soar
The stock market’s strong fourth quarter provided a nice year-end boost for retirement plan participants with self-directed brokerage…
Deep Trust, Knowledge, Experience Drives Innovative TPA Model
A new and unique third party administrator (TPA) organization launched Monday, one meant to compete with—and act as an…