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Investment Company Institute (ICI)
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Americans Really Like 401k Plan Structures, Features
For all the talk about 401ks’ supposed “failures,” how they weren’t specifically designed as retirement plans and how…
Recordkeeper Data Shows ‘Ongoing Commitment’ to Retirement Saving
“How’s your 401k doing?” It’s a question routinely asked by the president as an everyman proxy for overall…
401(k) Assets Hit How Much in Q3?
Good news to close out the year, as just-released research finds total 401(k) assets surged ahead in the…
How IRA Owners Do Retirement Planning Right
If you have an IRA, you (most likely) have a retirement plan. More than two-thirds of U.S. households with…
Are 401(k) Participants Finally Getting It?
We know—we’re our own worst enemies, behaviorally speaking. Widely-reported analysis from the Investment Company Institute found that in…
5 Important Points About 401k Plan Fees
The Investment Company Institute is out with a roundup of its 401k research, which highlights five points—we’ll call…
Happy Birthday! The IRA Turns 45
They say it’s your birthday. The Investment Company Institute helpfully marked the 45th birthday of the individual retirement…
The MAJOR Impact 401ks Make
With National 401k Day just wrapped, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) is out with a reminder of how much…
401k Recordkeeper Data Shows Solid Saving Trends
Good news on the 401k-participant behavior front. Americans continued to save for retirement through defined contribution plans early this…
401k Participation Rate Spikes as Workers Get Older
You might expect that participation rates in an employer’s 401k plan would be much higher for older workers,…