Tag: 401(k)

The John Hancock Investor Sentiment Index score improved in the fourth quarter of 2011 from the annual low measured in the year’s third quarter.

Only 8% of women strongly agree they are building a large enough retirement nest egg. 

Schwab Retirement Plan Services Inc. launched Schwab Index Advantage, a 401(k) plan offer designed to lower costs, simplify investing and help workers better prepare for retirement. 

A study by The American College reveals small business owners show a strong bias for financial advisers of the same gender, with men exhibiting a stronger gender bias.

Aon Hewitt released its 401(k) Index Observations for the month of November.

New research shows that economic recovery is being impeded by market-based retirement plans, such as 401(k)s. 

Freedom One Financial Group added Joshua Mietelski, Casey Progodzinski and Eric Thompson to its team of sales consultants. 

Low-income workers receive more benefits when participating in a 401(k) plan, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

The U.S. Department of Labor is suing Worldwide Trade Resources Inc. (WTR) for failing to distribute $2 million held in its 401(k) plan. 

Lincoln Trust Company has launched the Advantage Plan, a pre-packaged, low-cost 401(k) solution geared toward small companies.

Teresa Ghilarducci, director of The New School's Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), drafted a proposal to offer low-fee, low-risk personal retirement accounts to all workers by...

Smart401k is offering a new, flexible service delivery model for plan sponsors and plan-level advisers. 

SunTrust Banks, Inc. launched an enhanced version of PlanLink, its online access point for employees of SunTrust’s Institutional 401(k) clients. 

IRA Financial Group has produced a guide covering the rules of operating a solo 401(k) plan, which is available for free to clients.

The Investment Company Institute (ICI) analyzed 401(k) participants' level of savings, withdrawal, and loan activity during the first half of 2011 and found it to be comparable to...

Blue Diamond Documents, a provider of self-directed IRA accounts, is introducing a Solo 401(k) plan for small-business owners. 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) obtained a default judgment from the federal district court in Minneapolis allowing it to distribute $1.35 million from the defunct Northland...

Despite steep losses in the stock market in September, net 401(k) participant transfers were very modest, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index Observations report.

The Hartford is rolling out The Hartford Lifetime Income solution that can be delivered through 401(k) plans to provide participants with a guaranteed paycheck for life.

Flexible Plan Investments has launched a turnkey, open architecture 401(k) solution called Strategic Advantage 401k.