Are you taking full advantage of your company’s 401(k)? The 401(k) plan is one of the most widely-utilized wealth creation tools offered Americans. These retirement savings plans have several advantages, including dollar cost averaging, tax savings and tax deferral.  However, one of the most powerful advantages is the company match. If your company offers a [...]

More companies are offering them. Will an automatic enrollment 401k fix our retirement savings blues? The trend could become the norm. Human resources firm Aon Hewitt surveyed 120 large U.S. companies in 2010 and found that 60% of them automatically enrolled workers in defined contribution retirement plans such as a 401k. In Aon Hewitt’s 2006 [...]

Coming your way: some of the most significant changes in 30 years. The Department of Labor has promised to update the retirement plan landscape. Three major rule changes are scheduled for the near future. All retirement plan fiduciaries and administrators should be aware of them. #1: “Covered service providers” must fully describe their services & [...]

401(k)-to-Roth rollovers are now possible before age 59½. A new possibility. Sometimes employees want to pull money out of a 401(k) before they retire. It isn’t always because of an emergency. Some workers want to make an in-service non-hardship withdrawal just to roll their 401(k) assets into an IRA. Why? They see lower account fees [...]

In 2010, companies have a whole new retirement plan option. What is a DB(k)? Basically, a DB(k) combines a pension plan with a matching 401(k) plan. As the name implies, it is a defined benefit retirement plan with some of the features of a 401(k). DB(k)s could become great recruiting tools. These hybrid retirement plans [...]