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The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 |
401(k) Administration Pain The greatest enemies to your long-term savings through a 401(k) plan are excessive fees. Right now, they're circling your retirement funds, nibbling away at your savings |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Frightening Fine Print Have you checked your 401(k) fees? What looks like a small difference could have big consequences. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Fee, Fie, 401(k), Fum How much do you know about your 401(k) fees? |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
Dear Boss: Fix Our 401(k) How to write a letter that will agitate your employer to improve a lousy retirement plan. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 Weller & enkins |
The 401(k) Fee Effect The costs of 401(k) accounts are eating into Americans' retirement returns. What should be done? |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Stop Paying a Toll to Invest in Your 401(k) The fine-print fees are stealing from your retirement. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 |
The ETF Solution Forward-thinking companies and their advisors are increasingly allowing 401(k) plan participants to leverage the benefits of ETFs. |
Investment Advisor December 2007 Elizabeth D. Festa |
Fighting the Good Fight on 401(k)s In his new book, Stop the 401(k) Rip Off, David Loeper rails against the hidden fees in 401(k) plans and attempts to arm participants with the ability to uncover the fees and approach their employer about offering less expensive funds in their plans. |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Ken Weber |
401(k) Plans' Dirty Little Secret Without fair, vigorous competition among 401(k) plan providers, millions of plan participants will be saddled with burdensome costs. And without disclosure, employees cannot pressure employers to seek more cost-effective plans. |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
College Savings Math It's certainly not getting any cheaper to send the kids to college, but there's some good news for parents trying to build a college savings account. The expenses charged by state-sponsored 529 college savings plans have been falling. |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Anne Tergesen |
Does Your 401(k) Cost Too Much? Fees for your 401(k) retirement plan can take as much as 3% of the account balance each year. Watch out for conflicts of interest. |
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Tom Lydon |
ETFs At Last: The Future of 401(k)s Exchange-traded funds are beginning to attract greater attention for participant-directed individual account plans. |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
The Worst 529 Plans 529 plans offer many benefits to parents saving for college, but some plans are better than others. While some focus on keeping costs low, others charge excessive fees that could threaten the success of your college savings strategy. |
CFO September 1, 2012 Bonnie Evans |
A November Surprise? New 401(k) disclosure regulations could cause a stir in November. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
How to Deal With an Old 401(k) When (and how) to reclaim an old account, and when to leave it put. |
Financial Advisor August 2007 Ken Weber |
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You As a financial advisor, you may deal with or be asked to comment upon retirement plans for your clients. Increasingly, it is becoming clear that you have a fiduciary duty -- in spirit, if not in fact -- to assist your clients in uncovering all the fees involved with their plan. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
401(k) Plans Clear the Fog What increased retirement fund transparency means for investors. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Robert Brokamp |
The 401(k) Crisis and What You Can Do About It That thing you're using to save for retirement? Your 401(k)? It's got a lot of problems. |
Inc. April 2008 |
Figuring Out the Fees Don't believe it if an adviser says his services cost nothing - you're paying for it, one way or another. Here's a breakdown of the fees to watch for. |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Jeff Schlegel |
Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business. |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Vaughan Scully |
The Battle for 401(k) Accounts ETFs have only established a small beachhead so far in the 401(k) arena. That may not change any time soon. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
How To Deal With an Old 401(k) When (and how) to reclaim an old account, and when to leave it put. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
Get Smart When the U.S. Department of Labor speaks, we should listen, whether we work with qualified retirement plans or not. The DOL made several announcements in October that are going to be significant game changers for the financial services industry. |
CFO December 1, 2011 Russ Banham |
Lifting the Lid on 401(k) Fees The coming mandatory disclosure of plan fees could give participants a nasty shock. |
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Automatic College Savings What kind of educational benefits do you get at work? An automatic 529 payroll deduction could be as helpful as an automatic retirement savings program, like a 401(k). |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2008 Buz Livingston |
Should You Sue Your Employer? Excessive 401(k) fees have put several company in hot water. |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Sydney LeBlanc |
Are SMAs Appetizing For 401(k) plans? Essentially "do it yourself" plans, more 401(k) participants than ever before are asking for professional investment advice and a larger number of these individuals are educating themselves about their investment choices, including separately managed accounts. |
Inc. April 2008 |
Picking a Plan If you want to encourage your employees to contribute to their retirement, there are two options. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Should You Ditch Your 401(k)? Usually, unless a plan is really bad, it's worth trying to salvage it -- at least to some extent. In deciding whether to participate and how much to contribute, keep the following four ideas in mind. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How Fighting Back Will Make You Richer Because some workers have been willing to take a shot and fight their employers over problems with their 401(k) retirement plans, millions of workers around the country may see the impact |
Entrepreneur May 2007 Jennifer Pellet |
401(k) Reform Keeping your company's 401(k) program transparent. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Retirement and Irrational Man, Part 2 If you've stuck with the default options in your 401(k) because you were automatically enrolled in the savings plan, it's time to take a look at your contributions and investments. |
CFO May 1, 2008 Russ Banham |
Courting Disaster Confusion over 401(k) plan fees is triggering lawsuits and congressional inquiries. What can plan sponsors do to head off trouble? |
CFO December 1, 2009 Randy Myers |
A Question of Balance The much-maligned 401(k) plan is being beefed up. So are the penalties for failing to manage it well. |
The Motley Fool September 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Way to Use Your 401(k) Learn how to turbocharge your investing. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
Apathy, Spending Spree, or IRA? With the average 401(k) balance in the $50,000 range, it seems a shame to either fritter away those retirement dollars by cashing out or forgetting about long, lost accounts until it's too late. Which will it be when you leave your old job? |
CFO May 1, 2004 Roy Harris |
Raiding the Returns Hidden costs and high fees eat into 401(k) plan benefits. |
Entrepreneur January 2007 Jennifer Pellet |
Twice as Nice The benefits of a Roth 401(k): One new ETF-based Roth 401(k) from is primairly aimed at small businesses with 25 or fewer employees as well as self-employed workers. |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Stephen K. Davis |
What To Do About The 401(k) How do we bring better investment success to the 401(k)? For one, participants need help from financial advisors. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Fund Fees Under the Magnifying Glass Make sure you know how much you're paying for your fund. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 John Rosevear |
The Secret Downside of Your 401(k) Workplace savings plans can be expensive, and these hidden fees could be killing your performance. |
Registered Rep. June 20, 2007 Kevin Burke |
Fund Fees Sink to Lowest Level in 25 Years, but Why? Is it the result of investor preference for lower-cost funds, increased competition among fund companies -- or fallout from the fund trading scandal? |
Registered Rep. May 10, 2007 Kevin Burke |
At Annual Confab, ICI Chairman Defends Mutual Funds' Fees; Bogle Shakes His Head Speaking at the Investment Company Institute's general membership meeting, Chairman Martin Flanagan told attendees that legislators' concerns over mutual fund fees, particularly in 401(k) plans, may be misplaced. |
Entrepreneur October 2009 Rosalind Resnick |
Conquering Your Fear of Fees Savvy investors know to read the fine print about money-management charges. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Trillion-Dollar Treasure Trove You can ignore a lot of little money tasks and suffer few consequences. But letting your money wallow in a former employer's retirement plan is really wasting opportunity. If you have money sitting in a former employer's account, now's the perfect time to take it back. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Start Doing This or You'll Retire Poor The latest data from Vanguard shows what investors are doing right -- and wrong. |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 John Rosevear |
What to Do When Your 401(k) Stinks Sometimes, your 401(k) isn't everything it's cracked up to be: Making the most of a bad investment menu. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 Raymond Fazzi |
Into The Black Hole Of 401(k) Consulting Advisors find that the need on the part of both sponsors and participants for professional and unbiased advice regarding 401(k) asset allocation and management is great. |
CFO May 8, 2006 Randy Myers |
Drawing a Bead on Cost A clearer picture of 401(k) plan fees is helping more plan providers drive down costs. |