Court Tosses Suit over 401(k) Plan Deferral Limits
December 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in New Jersey has declared that a 401(k) participant has no legal...
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Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?
December 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Loan programs typically are positioned as an opportunity for participants to borrow from...
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Employer Match Still Powerful Deferral Incentive
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The design of the employer match can be a powerful motivator in boosting the amount...
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401(k) Investors Rode 2009 Market Advances
November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term 401(k) participants took a big hit to their accounts in 2008 but otherwise enjoyed...
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Consultant Designs ‘New’ 401(k)
November 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nyhart, an Indianapolis-based independent actuarial and employee benefits consulting firm, announced what it calls standards for...
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Retirement Plan Participation Dips, But…
November 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report suggests that workplace retirement plan participation is down, but...
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Employer Match a Powerful Motivator for 401(k) Participation
November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Charles Schwab study of 401(k) plans it services found employer matching contributions are the...
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401(k) Scorecard Shows Good News and Bad News
November 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of America Merrill Lynch "401(k) Contribution Activities Scorecard" for Q3 2010 found modest...
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Diebold Agrees to Stock Drop Suit Settlement
November 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A settlement of $4.5 million has been preliminarily approved by a federal court in a...
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ASPPA Says Deficit Reduction Proposal Would Eliminate 401(k)s
November 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A retirement industry trade group says that a proposal in the Deficit...
Former CEO Ordered to Restore $57K to 401(k) Participants
November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The former CEO of Leading Technology Services Corp. (LTS) was sentenced to prison and ordered...
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ShareBuilder Adds to Profit Sharing 401(k) Product
November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING DIRECT's ShareBuilder 401k has expanded its profit sharing 401(k) plan to allow small business...
September 401(k) Transfers Still Tilted Towards Fixed Income
October 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest data from the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index for September indicates asset movement was...
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Profit-Sharing Out at Wal-Mart in Favor of 401(k) Match
October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest private-sector employer, plans to scrap its profit-sharing contributions in favor...
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Group Encourages Offering Clean Energy Funds in 401(k)s
October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Renewable Energy Initiative (TREI) is encouraging companies across the country to add existing publicly...
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Ascensus, Pacific Life Team up on 401(k) Plan for Small Businesses
September 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ascensus and Pacific Life have teamed up to offer a new 401(k) program to address...
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Great-West Offers Marketing Materials for 401(k) Day
September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services has developed a marketing campaign to support 401(k) Day 2010 on September...
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WaMu to Settle Stock Drop Suits for $49M
September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court has given preliminary approval of a settlement that would resolve lawsuits alleging...
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Fidelity Finds Q2 Uptick in 401(k) Withdrawals
August 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis finds indicates that while many 401(k) participants continue to...
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BB&T Offers FDIC-Insured Deposit Program to 401(k)s
August 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BB&T has introduced a new FDIC-insured deposit program (IDP) to its 401(k) retirement plan sponsors...