Savers who kept money in their 401(k) retirement plans saw average account balances rise 32% last year, says a new study.
by Alan Lavine
Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options.
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A new study shows young workers with 401(k) auto enrollment are better diversified than employees who aren't offered that feature in their retirement plans.
by Marshall J. Cobb
Regulatory and legislative actions currently being pondered will dramatically alter revenue-sharing practices.
Bob Reynolds, chairman and CEO of Boston-based Putnam Investments, said
that the wave of regulations coming out of Washington won't end in 2010...
Employer-sponsored 401(k)
retirement plans will have to disclose fees that savers pay by 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor said.
Putnam Investments says it will increase transparency of retirement plan
fees, showing account holders online the costs they pay on each
investment, ahead of federal requirements.
Automatic enrollments in U.S. employer-sponsored 401(k)
plans are helping younger workers save enough for retirement, according
to Financial Engines Inc.
Annuities in your 401(k): It's beginning to seem less a question of whether and more a question of when and how.
by
Jeff Schlegel
New data from Fidelity Investments finds more investors are taking
loans and hardship withdrawals from their 401(k)s, a troubling sign
amidst economic stagnation.
The investing world's current darlings, ETFs, get no love from 401(k) plans. Many advisors say the problem is simple: ETFs just aren't a good match for 401(k)s.
by Mary Rowland
Technical analysis firm and money manager Dorsey Wright has gained adherents for its point-and- figure research.
Legislation that would require better disclosure of 401(k) fees could
result in more information and more investment choices for workers but
also more uncertainty.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Financial advisor Diahann W. Lassus has been awarded the 2010 Robert J.
Underwood Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of
Personal Financial Advisors.
Some folks want 'em. Some don't. That's the upshot
of the response the U.S. Labor and Treasury departments
received about including
income annuities as a payout option for 401(k) plans.
by Mary Rowland
Several advisors have tried to take advantage of the changes in 401(k) advice giving to carve a new niche.
by
Karen DeMasters
All may not be lost for those people who are well into their fifties and
have not begun saving for retirement, but it is going to take some
serious sacrifices, says a T. Rowe Price planner.
Investors continue to be risk averse--shunning stocks in favor of
bonds--and paying the price.
