Tag: 401(k)

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services said its new 401(k) proposal package was built to allow financial advisers to highlight elements of particular relevance to a plan sponsor.

Great-West Retirement Services introduced Easy Start 401(k), a new product targeted to businesses that do not currently offer a 401(k) plan.

Benefit Consultants Group (BCG) said its new 401(k) X-Ray provides financial advisers with a free comprehensive analysis of a client's retirement plan.

At a time when employers changing their 401(k) match typically focus on their existing workforce, one Nebraska employer has trimmed its match for new hires only.

Cumberland County, North Carolina, government workers will not get employer contributions to their 401(k) retirement accounts starting July 1.

Transamerica Retirement Services unveiled an audio tool to help financial advisers build and maintain profitable business in the growing small-plan retirement market.

At a time when some complain that the 401(k) plan has lost its effectiveness as a retirement savings vehicle, a new academic study suggests many participants can actually...

Financial Engines launched Financial Engines Retirement Plan, a personalized statement giving individualized advice to participants about investments, savings, and retirement income.

iShares has launched the "iShares in 401(k) Program" to help financial advisers better utilize exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as standard investment options.

Recent media reports on 401(k) plan losses, excessive fee suits, and the move many sponsors are making from defined benefit offerings to defined contribution offerings has fostered negativity...

Internet service 401kAdvisory provides investment recommendations to investors seeking 401(k) advice tailored to their particular situation and risk tolerance.

SunTrust has released a 401(k) program aimed at business with 100 or fewer employees.

401kDIRECT launched a new program that gives advisers, third-party administrators (TPAs), and plan sponsors access to exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

The Hartford Financial Services Group has unveiled an enhanced 401(k) aimed at the small- and medium-sized market segments and plans with up to $10 million in assets.

Putnam Investments unveiled a new defined contribution platform for advisers and their plan sponsor clients.

Contributions to 401(k) plans went up nearly 1% since 1988, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

The release of the Federal Reserve’s 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) came too late to provide an accurate picture of the 401(k) plan landscape.

A Los Angeles-based firm has rolled out a retirement plan customized for small business owners.

PT Marketing said its new 401k Appointment Setting program introduces financial service and insurance professionals to companies with 401(k) programs.

I’ve spent most of my life, certainly my adult life, confident that Americans, certainly in large part, are reasonable and rational.