I work for a Fortune 500 company that matches my 401(k) contributions in company stock, which I can then re-allocate to other investments every quarte...
Don McNay | Posted 05.03.2012
401(k) plan investments are a primary driver of the investment markets. They are also the reason that many people are pacing the floors at night, worrying if their retirement will get delayed or destroyed.
Dan Solin | Posted 05.01.2012
I can find no credible data supporting the inclusion of actively managed funds in 401(k) plans or individual portfolios. Yet, these funds dominate the investment options in most plans.
Dan Solin | Posted 04.17.2012
It has long been my view that 401(k) plans are a national disgrace. They are rife with conflicts of interest between those who "advise" them and the participants who contribute to them.
Reuters | Posted 05.26.2012
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - If you are invested in a target-date retirement fund, wealth manager Le...
SmartMoney | Ian Salisbury | Posted 03.21.2012
This article originally appeared on SmartMoney.com America's conversion to the 401(k) plan has certainly created a new world for future retirees, w...
Posted 03.07.2012
Amid a tough economy, the number of employees dipping into their retirement savings plans is soaring, CBS Moneywatch reports. While tapping into your ...
Emily Cohn | Posted 03.05.2012
Planning for retirement starts with your 401(k) -- a retirement savings account typically provided by your employer. 401(k)s are "tax deferred," w...
money.cnn.com | Posted 01.15.2012
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Our 401(k) and Roth investments are in stock index funds and commodities. We own no bonds. With a pension and Social Security,...
money.cnn.com | Posted 12.22.2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- How much should I have in a 401(k) or other retirement accounts at various ages relative to my salary so I know I'll eventually...
Dan Solin | Posted 02.19.2012
Why do we assume employees can be skilled investment advisers? We need reform that makes the process of making investment selections in 401(k) plans foolproof. Current reform just doesn't cut it.
Sandy Harris | Posted 02.19.2012
When a Wall Street broker is asking you "What is your risk tolerance," you should replace "risk" with "loss;" he is asking you: "How much money are you willing to lose?" These days you'd have more fun going to Vegas.
Jane White | Posted 11.06.2011
Incredibly, those managing 401(k) assets aren't required to communicate the "cost" of retirement adequacy and the minimum contribution needed to fund that goal.
Jane White | Posted 08.28.2011
With the election only 17 months away, time's a wasting, because you can only withdraw around $400 a month from a $120,000 nest egg without running out of money.
Dan Solin | Posted 07.24.2011
The "Arab Spring" might be a lesson for 401(k) participants. They need to familiarize themselves with the data and demand a fundamental change in the way their retirement plans are being managed.
Dan Solin | Posted 07.17.2011
401(k) plans are a great deal for employers. Their cost is subsidized by brokers and advisers, at the expense of the plan participants (employees), who are supposed to be the primary beneficiaries.
Dan Solin | Posted 05.25.2011
Full disclosure of 401(k) fees, while a step in the right direction, will do little to remedy a system that practically insures most Americans will retire, if at all, with a sharply diminished quality of life.
AP | DAVID PITT | Posted 05.25.2011
In the wake of news about a spike in new applications for unemployment benefits comes another potentially troubling sign: A record number of workers m...
Time | Stephen Gandel | Posted 05.25.2011
Boston College's Center for Retirement Research Center has a study out this month about the cost of 401(k) plans, and they have found another flaw in ...
DailyFinance | JEAN CHATZKY | Posted 05.25.2011
If you've started a new job recently -- or at least since 2006 -- you may have found that your new company automatically enrolled you in its 401(k) pl...
Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011
When the nation's most prominent defender of retirement security stops matching employee contributions, you know there's trouble in River City.
Grant Cardone | Posted 05.25.2011
Scrap the 401k, not because the it's flawed, but because the opportunity that exists with multi-family real estate, which will produce incredible returns while protecting retirement dollars.
Dan Solin | Posted 05.25.2011
I'm more concerned than most about future developments that could make any investment in retirement plans a bad choice.
Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011
Dear Christine, I just started at a new job and my company offers a 401k - they asked me how much I want to take out of my paycheck to put in and I h...
CNNMoney | Walter Updegrave | Posted 05.03.2012