Westar K Plan Stock Suit Stays Alive
October 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Kansas federal judge has cleared the way for a K plan fiduciary breach lawsuit...
Tag: 401k
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Increase Contributions to Increase Retirement Wealth
September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by Putnam Investments found that contribution rate increases have more impact on...
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401(k)'s See Average Balance Increase of 36% Over 5 Year Period
September 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average balance increase for 401(k) accounts continuously maintained from 1999 to 2004 was 36%,...
Bill Proposes The Principal and ASPPA DB(k) Plan Concept
September 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Representatives Rob Andrews (D-NJ) and Jim Nussle, (R-IA) are co-sponsoring a bill called the Small...
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Study: K Plan Popularity Exploded in Past Decade
September 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The popularity of the 401(k) retirement plan has skyrocketed over the last 10 years, according...
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American Airlines Issues Frequent Trading Restrictions on 401(k)
September 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Airlines has issued frequent trading restrictions on its 401(k) plan, following the lead of...
Katrina Draws August K Plan Assets into Fixed Income
September 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a noticeable K plan participant exodus out of equities and into fixed income as...
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Increased Plan Participation Among Health Care Workers
September 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Hospital Association (AHA) reports that the median participation rates of health care employees...
DoL Plans Regulation to Encourage Auto Enrollment
August 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) plans to propose a regulation by the end of the...
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Fidelity Study Shows 401(k) Investments Reach Five-Year High
August 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity's annual study on the state of its 401(k) plans, Building Futures, shows that average...
Participants Continue Trend Fleeing Stock in Favor of Fixed Income
July 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continuing the trend for 2005, participants are fleeing equity funds in favor of fixed income...
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HP Freezes DB Plan and Retiree Medical Program for Younger Workers
July 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tucked away in Tuesday's announcement of planned massive layoffs at HP was word that the...
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Study: Auto Enroll Programs Boost Lower Income Participants the Most
July 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lower-income workers stand to benefit the most from auto enrollment in 401(k) plan as they...
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Hewitt: Auto Plan Features on the Rise in 2005
June 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An increasing number of companies with K plans are using automatic enrollment and/or automatic rebalancing,...
401(k) Balances In the Black After Five Years of Seeing Red
April 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bear market of the past few years is finally seeping out of 401(k) retirement...
401(k) Balances In the Black After Five Years of Seeing Red
April 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bear market of the past few years is finally seeping out of 401(k) retirement...
401(k) Participants Go to International. Then Stable Funds in March
April 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants first poured assets into international and emerging market funds in March, but then...
401(k) Participants Go to International. Then Stable Funds in March
April 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants first poured assets into international and emerging market funds in March, but then...
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401(k) Automatic Enrollment Support Bill Introduced in Congress
April 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Democratic Representative in the US House has introduced a bill that would make it...
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401(k) Participants Fail Retirement Quiz
April 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It should come as no surprise to the retirement community that half of the respondents...