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Investment Company Institute (ICI)
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How Do Roth Versus Traditional IRA Savers Compare?
IRAs were a good idea—that’s the obvious but important finding from two new reports released by the Investment…
Younger 401(k) Plan Participants Driving Target Date Fund Adoption
Youth is wasted on the young, but not in target date funds. A joint study from the Investment…
ICI Introduces 401k-Focused FactsOnRetirement.org
401k plan advisors, sponsors and participants can now easily access a wealth of retirement-related knowledge and resources compiled…
Recordkeeper Data Show 401k Defined Contribution Dedication
Americans are doing it right, and continued to save for retirement through 401k and similar defined contribution plans…
401k Participants Have a Severe Fund Fee Focus
Well this is surprising. The frantic focus on fees appears to be paying off, with the “vast majority”…
Low Fee Fight: Average Expense Ratios Continue Their Decline
Individual retirement accounts represent the largest share of assets in the United States retirement market, with assets totaling $9.2…
A ‘Radical’ 401k Proposal that Could Harm Millions
Call it a case of mistaking “owning assets” with simply managing them for retirement savers, something a new…
What Happened to Retirement Assets in the First Quarter?
Once again, we know we’re not supposed to watch these numbers too closely, but we just can’t seem…
401k Mutual Fund Expense Ratios Continue to Plummet
More good news in the low-fee 401k fight. The cost of investing in mutual funds through 401k plans…
Target Date Fund Expense Ratios Show Sharp Decline
A recent hyper-focus on fees from plan sponsors, participants and lawyers belies the fact that expense ratios, at…