Investing | September 8th, 2004 401(k) Transfer Activity Low in August, Participants Move To Bonds September 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As has been the story for much of the second half of the year, less-than-robust...
Benefits | August 10th, 2004 Manulife: Lifestyle Participants Had Better Returns August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in Manulife 401(k) plans who contributed to a lifestyle fund from 1999 to 2003...
Investing | August 9th, 2004 Hewitt: July Sees Light K Plan Transfers August 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—A weak stock market sent some 401(k) participants looking for cover in July with fairly light transfer...
Benefits | August 9th, 2004 EBRI: K Plan Balances Grew in '03 August 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average ongoing 401(k) account grew by 29.1% in 2003.
Benefits | July 19th, 2004 Plan Sponsors Opt For Life Cycle Default Option July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More plan sponsors are selecting life cycle mutual funds as their employee 401(k) plans' default...
Investing | July 8th, 2004 Hewitt: K Plan Transfers Inert in June July 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Responding to modest market movement in June, 401(k) participants had lower than normal transfer activity.
Benefits | June 11th, 2004 RIA Offers Solution To Boost Lifecycle Fund Utilization June 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are constantly confronted with the problems of increasing participation rates in 401(k) plans...
Benefits | June 10th, 2004 K Plan Expenses Weigh on Plan Sponsor Minds June 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are concerned about the cost of the 401(k) plans, and many are evaluating...
Benefits | June 9th, 2004 Senate Committee Gives Go Ahead to TSP Flexibility Bill June 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal employees participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) would have more flexibility to open,...
Investing | June 9th, 2004 Study: Individual K Plans Booming June 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individual 401(k) plans were hot during 2003 - red hot, according to a new research...
Investing | June 8th, 2004 Hewitt: K Plan Participants Flood Into Fixed-Income in May June 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dow Jones swooned in May and with the dip, 401(k) participants transferred more of...
Investing | May 27th, 2004 Self-Directed Participants Again Favor Equities in Q1 May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During the first quarter of 2004, trading activity in self directed brokerage accounts (SDBA) was...
Benefits | May 24th, 2004 Stronger Markets Help Push Up Higher K Plan Balances May 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A strengthening domestic economy and more sightings of the bulls on Wall Street have bumped...
Benefits | May 24th, 2004 K Plan Participants Dour About Retirement Prospects May 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of defined contribution plan participants portrays American workers as radically more pessimistic...
Investing | May 11th, 2004 Hewitt: 401(k) Participants Rush Back To Equities May 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bucking a trend set in March of retreating to bonds in the face of market...
Benefits | April 19th, 2004 SPARK: 401(K) Assets Up 22% in '03 April 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in 401(k) plans reached a record $1.795 trillion in 2003 after a 22% increase.
Investing | April 8th, 2004 Hewitt: K Plan Participants Transfer To Bonds in March April 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the equity markets swooned in March, 401(k) participants showed transfer activity toward fixed-income investment...
Benefits | March 11th, 2004 Ford Jump Starts Bonuses, K Matches March 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citing an improving economic climate, Ford Motor Co. is reinstating partial 401(k) plan matches for...
Investing | March 8th, 2004 Hewitt: K Plan Participants Even in February March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Breaking from the equity fixation in January, 401(k) participants favored fixed income investments over equity...
Benefits | March 2nd, 2004 Youngest Workers Diss K Plans March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Flying the flag of "I'm living for today," the country's youngest workers see little urgency...