401k News and Articles

Hot 401(k) Trends

By Liz Pulliam Weston
www.moneycentral.msn.com
MSN.com
2006 

"401(k)s weren't originally designed to save investors from themselves -- or from run-ins with greedy plan administrators or a malfunctioning marketplace. But a couple of decades of experience in seeing how workers go wrong with their plans is starting to alter how workplace retirement plans function..."

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ETF-Only 401(k) Plans

May 31, 2006
www.SmartMoney.com
Smart Money
By Lawrence Carrel 

"EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS are the current rock stars of the investment world. Assets held in ETFs topped $330 billion by March 31, according to Citigroup, up from $16 billion in 1998. Considering the wider acceptance they're gaining among individual investors, it's not surprising that some firms are trying to push ETFs into the lucrative arena of 401(k) retirement plans, long the domain of mutual funds..."

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401(k) and Roth IRA: The Yin and Yang of Saving

May 25, 2006
www.money.cnn.com
CnnMoney
By Walter Updegrave 

"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - I'm 33 years and am trying to get a handle on planning for retirement. I have two 401(k)s from previous jobs that have about $85,000 in them, plus I've got about $5,000 in the 401(k) at my present job. I contribute 19 percent of my salary to my current 401(k) - which is enough to hit the maximum contribution amount of $15,000 for this year..."

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