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Insights on Roth 401(k)s and Excessive Plan Fees

Welcome to the 401(k) Day 2008 Homepage

[Opinion] PSCA Comments on Proposed Rule for Fee Disclosure in Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans (PDF)

[Guidance Overview] Fiduciary Focus: The 'Anti-Participant Rule' (PDF)

Overhauling 40(k) Plans to Net Employees More Money for Retirement

Summary of 401(k) Fee Cases Pending as of September 2, 2008 (PDF)

[Guidance Overview] Proposed Regs, Class PTE, Liberalize Exemption for Provision of Investment Advice to Self-Directed Plan Participants

[Guidance Overview] DOL Proposed Rules on Investment Advice Exemptions for 401(k) Plans and IRAs

Which Is Better -- the Roth 401(k) Plan or the Regular 401(k) Plan? (PDF)

Borrowing from Your Retirement Plan Is a Bad Idea

Judge Turns Away Principal Revenue Sharing Case Class Action Bid

[Opinion] Important 401(k) Fee Rulings on the Horizon

It's Not a Good Idea to Let Company Stock Dominate 401(k)

Retirement Account Required Minimum Distribution Rules Catch Many by Surprise

Plan Sponsors Quick to Make QDIA Selection

Do ETFs Have a Place In 401(k)s? Here's the Pro and Con

Don't Fear the 401(k) Loan

Using Nest Eggs Before Retirement

Proposed Legislation Aims to Limit 401(k) Loans

[Guidance Overview] New Proposed Disclosure Requirements for Retirement Plan Fees and Investment Expenses, Part I of II (PDF)

[Opinion] DOL Investment Advisory Proposals

[Guidance Overview] Motion for Class Certification Denied in 401(k) Fee Case Against Plan Service Provider

401(k)s Tapped for Loans Less Than in 2007

[Guidance Overview] DOL's Proposed Regulations Regarding Disclosures to Participants of 401(k) Plans

Report Says ETFs a Potential Threat to Mutual Funds

New Disclosure Regimen and the Difference Between Planners and Brokers

[Guidance Overview] DOL's Proposed Participant Disclosure Rules for Defined Contribution Plans (PDF)

DOL Report on Availability of Computer Model Investment Advice Programs for Individual Retirement Account Submitted to House/Senate Committees

The Efficiency of Pension Plan Investment Menus: Investment Choices in Defined Contribution Pension Plans (PDF)

[Guidance Overview] Scope of ERISA Remedies Further Defined in Forced Retirement Case

[Guidance Overview] DOL's Proposed Regulations on Required Disclosures to Plan Participants (PDF)

[Opinion] Why 401(k) Retirement Plans Really Don't Work

Fee Disclosure to Pension Participants: Establishing Minimum Requirements (PDF)

403(b) Participants Accumulate Less Retirement Savings than 401(k) Participants

How America Saves 2008: A Report on Vanguard 2007 Defined Contribution Plan Data

International Study Finds Fee Disclosure Policy Needed for Defined Contribution Pension Plans

[Guidance Overview] Providing Services to Qualified Pension or Profit-Sharing Plans Requires Significantly Expanded Financial Disclosure

[Guidance Overview] On the Interplay Between 401(k) Hardship Distribution Rules and 409A 'Unforeseeable Emergencies'

DOL's Proposed Regulations and PTE Under PPA Exemption for Eligible Investment Advice Arrangements

[Opinion] Baby Boomers Had Better Plan on Working Past Age 65; Procrastination and DC Plan Designs at Fault

Washington Update: Focus on Fees

How Financial Literacy and Trust in Financial Institutions Affect 401(k) Savings Behavior

[Opinion] The Provisions of PPA Dealing with Investment Advice Offered to Participants Under the Auspices of a Fiduciary Adviser

Using a 401(k) Loan for a Down Payment on a Home Loan

DOL Unveils Retirement Advice Draft

Fees Remain Elusive for Up to 25% of 401(k) Plan Sponsors, Survey Finds

[Guidance Overview] DOL's Proposed Participant Disclosure Regulations for Defined Contribution Plans (PDF)

EBSA Clarifies Investment Advice Regulations

Congressman Miller Slams DOL Advice Proposal

DOL Proposes Rules on Investment Advice Exemption for 401(k) Plans and IRAs

NAGDCA 2008 Survey of State and Local Government Defined Contribution Plans II

[Guidance Overview] Form 5500/ERISA 408(b)(2) Proposed Regulations Webcast (PDF)

Next Generation of 401(k)s Shows Automatic Enrollment and Step-Up Provisions Doubling Among Employers

The Issue of Debit Cards Attached to 401(k) Loans

Home Depot Retirement Fund Participants Get Second Chance in Court

Workers Swearing Off 401(k) Loans, According to Survey

3 Reasons Pensions Need Less Funding per Worker Than 401(k)s

What Small Business Owners Need to Know About 401(k)s

[Opinion] What Will Participants Do with Additional Fee Disclosure Information?

401(k) Plan Participants Continue Move to Fixed Income Investments

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