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6 Arguments for Active Management in 401ks
A passive investment management approach is appropriate for many 401k plan participants. But indexing isn’t right for everyone.…
Vanguard Goes Big With Participant Behavior in Latest Retirement Release
Vanguard is leveraging its behavioral research and the $950 billion in defined contribution assets it manages (seriously) in…
What’s Happening with Company 401k Contributions?
Costs are falling and contributions are rising. A consequence of fee litigation? Whatever the reason, it’s good (or…
Vanguard’s Got a Succession Plan, Shouldn’t You?
A profession dedicated to retirement planning for others is notoriously awful at doing it for themselves. “The cobbler’s…
Small Businesses Increasingly Like, Use Roths
Despite serious barriers, small businesses are making solid strides in 401k adoption and enrollment. One particularly interesting trend…
401(k) Auto-Enrollment Grew by How Much?
Auto this and auto that, whether it’s enrollment, escalation and now portability, have greatly contributed to participation rates,…
How to Build a ‘World-Class’ Retirement Portfolio
More than a decade ago, a Vanguard client asked us to help improve its defined contribution retirement plan.…
Vanguard Goes Low (Again) with this Important Participant Metric
Vanguard reported lower expense ratios today for 15 mutual fund shares last week, including the industry’s largest balanced fund.…
Vanguard Takes the Low Road in its Latest Announcement
The low-fee fight continues. On the heels of reports that Vanguard had more global net inflows than all…
When and Why Most Workers Choose to Retire
We don’t like change, even if its change we’ve looked forward to for years. A new study from the…