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American Century Investments
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Real Money, Real Impact: American Century is Curing What Ails Us
‘No one else does anything like this, not only in financial services, but anywhere around the globe’
In-plan withdrawals, ESG investing, plan features—what do participants think about their DC plans now?
More workers are optimistic about their futures in 2021 than they were last year. This makes sense given the circumstances of the pandemic in 2020 and the progress being made both on health and economic fronts. Article presented by: American Century Investments
Transition Risk (or, What Mike Tyson Can Teach Us About Retirement Plan Investing)
Mike Tyson famously said that “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” That wisdom is oddly relevant even to retirement planning, because life and financial markets are constantly throwing punches at plan participants.
3 Things Participants Want More of from 401(k)s
The 8th annual survey of retirement plan participants from American Century Investments unearthed some interesting nuggets of insight,…
Automatic for the People: Workers Want “Extreme” 401k Plans
More and more 401k participants want “extreme” automatic 401k plans from their employers, according to new research from…
RIAs Still Missing From Social Media Bandwagon
RIA social media usage lags well behind that of financial advisors, according to a new study from American Century Investments.
Here’s Where Plan Sponsors and Participants are Not on Same Page
Plan sponsors and plan participants agree that debt is a primary challenge to saving for retirement, but have…
Retirement Savings Regret High Among 401k Plan Participants
Youth is wasted on the young, George Bernard Shaw quipped, and that apparently applies to retirement saving. Not…
4 Issues in Target-Date Fund Evaluation and Selection
The investment community has made significant strides in understanding and evaluating 401k target-date fund (TDF)1 strategies over the past…
More 401(k) Participants Want a Match Than a Raise
A wake-up call for employers who still refuse to offer a 401(k) plan; American workers value their retirement plans…