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401(k) Fee DisclosureTo Change DC Game

December 5, 2011 - A Q&A with Verisight CEO Greg Tschider and Senior Vice President Robert Stebbins on the ramifications of the new 401(k) fee disclosure.

401(k) Plans Turn to Alternatives, As Volatility, Inflation Fears Persist

October 3, 2011 - Extreme Volatility in the Markets is Prompting Plan Sponsors to Turn to Alternative Options

Hancock Offers Complete 401(k) Adviser Program

July 11, 2011 - John Hancock's New 401(k) Adviser Program Includes Educational Materials and Practice Management.

A One-Two Knock on Retirement

June 27, 2011 - Lower 401(k) Contribution Limits, Social Security Cuts Threaten Americans' Retirement Savings

The Most Critical 401(k) Figure

May 30, 2011 - Investors Would Contribute More to Their 401(k) if They Saw Balance as a Monthly Annuity

The New Retirement Standard

May 16, 2011 - Retirement Systems' Progress Far Too Slow Around the World

The Hartford Emphasizes 401(k) Tax Advantages

May 9, 2011 - The Hartford Underscores Tax Breaks in 401(k)s, IRAs.

Rallying Around Retirement

May 1, 2011 - Retirement Saving in Even More Peril as More Americans Focus on Daily Bills

89% of 401(k) Investors Want Allocation Help

April 11, 2011 - At Deadline

Getting 401(k) Investors To Up the Ante

March 7, 2011 - Editor's Desk: More Firms Should Join Efforts to Boost 401(k) Contributions

'Sock it to' Your 401(k)

February 7, 2011 - Personal Financial Writers Should Encourage People to Contribute More to Their 401(k) - Not to Take Out a Loan

80% of Suspended 401(k) Matches to be Restored

January 3, 2011 - At Deadline

Spectrem Sees Opportunity For Plans in Rollovers

September 27, 2010 - At Deadline

Looking Into the 401(k) Future

May 3, 2010 - The 30th anniversary of the first 401(k) savings plan which I designed is rapidly approaching on Jan. 1, 2011, making this an appropriate time to briefly consider how 401(k) has impacted our retirement system.Most Fortune 500 companies offered their employees a defined benefit plan, plus a thrift/savings plan, when 401(k) savings plans began in 1981. The thrift plans featured after-tax employee contributions, plus matching employer contributions. The most common retirement plan available to employees of small to mid-size companies was an employer-funded profit sharing plan.

Investors Seek Advice As Nest Eggs Rebound

April 19, 2010 - Assets in 401(k) plans and other retirement accounts are up 18% from a year ago and have nearly erased losses from the recession as investors continue to pump money into their plans and take advantage of lower prices, according to a report from the Spectrem Group. Furthermore, investors are more than twice as likely to seek out financial advice than they were a year ago and commonly turn to mutual fund and plan provider websites for information, the report said.