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401(k) changes seen 'significant'; Default options likely to affect investments in funds, EBRI chief says.(News): Byline: Sara Hansard WASHINGTON - New default options that the Department of Labor will likely approve for 401k investments will have a "significant'' impact on the way mutual fund assets are invested, independent fund directors were t Byline:...; Tags: 401(k) plan, investment, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2007-04-23
Friday is '401(k) Day'.(Short Interests): Byline: Lisa Shidler Most Americans are focused on Labor Day this week, but some in the financial services industry are trying to spotlight 401k Day on Friday. The Sept. 8 holiday marks the 11th annual celebration...; Tags: 401(k) plan, ING Group; Research articles 2006-09-04
International funds reel in 401(k) money; Stable-value funds, U.S. large-caps see outflows, data show.(News): Byline: Liz Skinner WASHINGTON - Lured by the siren's call of international and emerging markets, more investors are taking increasing risks with their retirement funds. Americans moved about $575 million within their 401k retirement ...; Tags: 401(k) plan, Hewitt Associates LLC, investor; Research articles 2006-03-20
Capital-Preservation Funds To Be Nixed for Default 401(k) Plans: Employers that now use money-market and stable-value funds as the default investment vehicle for workers automatically enrolled in their 401k plans might have to move to more aggressive instruments if a regulation proposed by the Department of Labor (DOEmployers that now use money-market and stable-value funds as the default investment...; Tags: 401(k) plan, U.S. Department of Labor; Research articles 2007-03-01
Deciding Whether to Become a Contract Employee: "Contract employee" is another way of describing "work portfolio," a term coined by Irish author and philosopher Charles Handy in his 1989 book The Age of Unreason. Envisioning a new work structure, Handy contended that many professionals were increasingly likely to have not one career with one or two organizations...; Tags: Professional development, Recruitment & Selection, Investment, Benefits, health care, health insurance, job, network, payroll, stock, stock option, talent, workplace, 401(k) plan, collaboration, career, BNET Editorial; Articles 2007-08-23

Congress Takes Major Step to Expand 401(K) Retirement Savings: WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Pension Protection Act of 2006, when signed into law by the president, will make major progress in expanding personal retirement savings by making it easier for workers to save in 401k plans and increasing theirWASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Pension Protection...; Tags: 401(k) plan, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2006-08-04
Diversify Your 401K with ETFs: As exchange-traded funds become increasingly popular with investors (ETF assets increased from $65.6 billion in 2000 to $422.6 billion in 2006), many retirement investment firms are pushing to increase ETF investment in the arena of 401k plans, where mutual funds have long been king. Many of the...; Tags: Retirement Plans, Mutual Fund, ETF, 401(k) Plan, Mutual Funds, 401(k), Financial Services, Human Resources, Benefits, Lori Deschene; Blog posts 2007-07-26
Rise in 401(k) contribution limits helping to rescue retirement incomes.(Special Report): Byline: HARRIET TRAMER Internal Revenue Service changes that recently went into effect boosted the amount employees can contribute to their 401k plans and raised the "catch-up'' contributions, or supplemental sums, that people older than 50 Byline: HARRIET TRAMER Internal Revenue...; Tags: 401(k) plan, contribution, Internal Revenue Service; Research articles 2005-06-27
More employers join defined benefit exodus; Harleysville, Russell, Sprint Nextel instead enriching 401(k) plans.(employee salary contribution for 401k plans): Byline: JERRY GEISEL The move of companies away from defined benefit pension plans is continuing, with three more U.S. employers saying that they are phasing out such plans and beefing up their 401k plans. Last week, property/casualty insurer Byline: JERRY...; Tags: 401(k) plan, benefit, Harleysville Group Inc., salary, Sprint Nextel Corp.; Research articles 2006-01-30
Defined contribution briefs.(News): Survey: 14% of sponsors to drop DB MINNEAPOLIS - Fourteen percent of employers plan to replace their defined benefit pension plan with a defined contribution plan, 13% plan to freeze their defined benefit plan and 5% plan to terminate their define Survey: 14%...; Tags: 401(k) plan, benefit plan, Internal Revenue Service, survey; Research articles 2006-09-18
Guaranteed-income annuities may appear inside Lincoln 401(k)s; But costs could raise fiduciary concerns, one critic says.(News): Byline: Lisa Shidler CHICAGO - Lincoln Financial Group is closely investigating the possibility of including guaranteed-income annuities inside its 401k plans, following the recent creation of similar products, as the industry scrambles to Byline: Lisa Shidler ...; Tags: 401(k) plan, annuity, company, insurance; Research articles 2006-10-09
The 401k Studio Launches a Revolutionary New On-Line Financial Magazine for Ford Motor Company Employees and Retirees: The 401k Studio announced a new service that delivers cutting-edge investment content tailored to account holders of the Ford Motor Company 401k Retirement Plan. With corporate retirement plans getting more complicated and professional advice often costing thousands of dollars, this new service delivers an innovative approach to managing 401k assets.; Tags: 401(k) plan, financial, Ford Motor Co.; Research articles 2004-11-05
Advisers see conflict in Fidelity-Ibbotson; Question independence of third parties providing 401(k) advice.(News): Byline: Sara Hansard WASHINGTON - Not only is the latest alliance between a mutual fund giant and a firm providing independent investment advice likely to affect chances that federal investment-advice legislation is approved, but some adviser Byline: Sara...; Tags: 401(k) plan, advisor, Fidelity Investments; Research articles 2005-07-18
Looking back on 25 years of retirement savings.(Other Views): Byline: Paul Schott Stevens "Will we be fair to future generations?'' That was the question posed recently by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke in a speech to The Economic Club of Washington about the...; Tags: 401(k) plan, contribution, Paul, tax, U.S. Congress, worker; Research articles 2006-11-20
Nearly half of exiting workers cash out of 401(k)s; Effect on finances could be devastating, NASD warns.(News): Byline: Lisa Shidler CHICAGO - When employees switch jobs, many withdraw money from 401k plans to pay down credit card debt or buy automobiles, rather than roll the funds into another retirement account, according to a recent study. ...; Tags: 401(k) plan, finance, job, NASD, worker; Research articles 2006-05-08
Balances in active 401(k) plans on the rise; Stock market, higher contributions spark growth.(News): Byline: Lisa Shidler Fidelity Investments' annual study of 401k plans found that the average account balance of active participants climbed 13% to $72,000 in 2005. The seventh edition of Fidelity's "Building Futures'' report anal ...; Tags: 401(k) plan, enrollment, Fidelity Investments, stock, stock market; Research articles 2006-08-28
The 401k Studio Launches a Revolutionary New On-Line Financial Website for Ford Motor Company Employees and Retirees at www.my401kpartner.com: NORTHVILLE, Mich. -- The 401k Studio, LLC announced a new service that delivers cutting edge investment content tailored to account owners of the Ford Motor Company 401k Savings and Stock Investment Retirement Plan SSIP. With corporate retirement plans getting more complicated and professional advice often costing thousands of dollars, this...; Tags: 401(k) plan, financial, Ford Motor Co.; Research articles 2005-01-10
At the bell.: Fidelity testing 401k auto step-up Fidelity Investments wants to push the automated 401k plan into new territory with a feature that automatically steps up older employees' contributions to take advantage of the higher savings limit avail Fidelity testing...; Tags: 401(k) plan, contribution, Fidelity Investments; Research articles 2007-01-22
Labor Department Announces Final Rules to Help Workers In Abandoned 401(k) Plans: WASHINGTON, April 20 /U.S. Newswire -- The U. S. Department of Labor today announced the publication of final rules and a class exemption that allow financial institutions to take responsibility for abandoned 401k plans and distribute the plans' assets WASHINGTON, April 20 /U.S. Newswire -- The U. S. Department of...; Tags: 401(k) plan, U.S. Department of Labor, worker; Research articles 2006-04-20
401(k) transfer violated tax law: IRS; Bank's one-time option breached anti-cutback rule.(News)(Internal Revenue Service): Byline: JERRY GEISEL CHARLOTTE, N.C.-An innovative Bank of America Corp. arrangement in which employees in the late 1990s were given a one-time opportunity to transfer funds from their 401k plan accounts to the bank's cash balance plan violates Byline: JERRY GEISEL ...; Tags: 401(k) plan, bank, Bank of America Corp., benefit, Internal Revenue Service, tax; Research articles 2006-03-20