Tag: 401(k)

A program from Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors aims to gradually guide 401(k) plan participants into more conservative investment choices as they near retirement.

More small-business owners are offering and investing in 401(k) plans now than five years ago.

Starting July 24, a provider of retirement plans for small and medium-sized businesses will offer a “No Fee Week” for new plans.

Lincoln Trust launched a tool that enables plan sponsors and advisers to compare the costs of different 401(k) plans.

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes remained steady in June, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will host phone forums discussing 401(k) plan corrections and audits.

Time and resource management were named as key challenges to participating in the multi-billion dollar micro- to small-plan retirement market, a survey found.

The investment strategies group of Mesirow Financial rolled out fiduciary services for ERISA sections 3(21) and 3(38) through CPI Qualified Plan Consultants Inc.

Employers can do many things to empower their employees for financial wellness and retirement readiness, according to new report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Benefit Consultants Group (BCG) launched its 401(k) X-Ray service for retirement plan sponsors and advisers.

Significant hurdles stand in the way of wider adoption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 401(k) plans, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Revlon with violating federal securities laws by misleading shareholders during a "going private transaction."

The expenses 401(k) plan participants incurred for investing in long-term mutual funds declined in 2012, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) found.

Cash balance retirement plans have showed a 500% increase over the last decade and a 12% increase over the last year, a report found.

Many employees are at a loss for how to plan for retirement.

A standard mutual fund lineup may not be enough for your plan. 

A Web-based investment-filtering tool from Paychex Inc. simplifies investment aggregation and identification for advisers.

Are you afraid of the dark? Plan sponsors have many concerns about their retirement plans and participants that could keep them up at night.

The 401(k) industry continues to undergo scrutiny and criticisms—many of which are unfounded.

As the retirement security of having a defined benefit (DB) plan has become a thing of the past, the role of the plan sponsor has also changed.