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...
Tag: 401(k)
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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...
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Northwest Airlines Latest to Propose DB to DC Move
March 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A beleaguered Northwest Airlines, continuing to struggle for financial stability, has announced a new round...
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Proposal for West Virginia DC to DB Conversion Passes House Panel
March 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The West Virginia House of Representatives Finance Committee has approved a measure closing the state's...
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Participants Stick with a Few Funds
March 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Regardless of how many fund options are in a plan, participants are likely to only...
Hewitt: February K Plan Trading Went Out with a Bang
March 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While 401(k) investors wrapped up their activities in February with a flurry of last-minute asset...
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Financial Information Can Increase 401(k) Participation, Contribution Rates
February 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from The Wharton School is bringing support to the notion that enhanced...
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Study: Pension Plans Aren't Offering Enough Investment Options
February 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans aren't giving participants enough investment options, according to a study from three prominent...
401(k) Transfers Below Average in January
February 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants didn't shift much in the way of assets in January, but the assets...
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Fidelity: Life Cycle Funds, Automatic Plan Programs Gaining Popularity
January 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among employers with retirement plans at Fidelity Investments, increasing numbers of plan sponsors are opting...