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401(k) plans

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  • November 18, 2009

Labor Department cracking down on broker-driven rollovers

With the Labor Department stepping up scrutiny of conflicts of interest and fee disclosures, broker-dealers are becoming concerned about how their reps handle rollover assets from 401(k) plans.

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  • October 25, 2009

Most 401(k) investors don’t read investment information

Just because participants in 401(k) plans have investment information doesn't mean that they will read it, according to a JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services survey.

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  • September 16, 2009

Congress won’t permit lower cap on 401(k) contributions, top lawmaker says

Congress is not likely to permit the IRS to lower employee 401(k) contribution limits, even if inflation continues to decline, said a leading House Democrat.

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Blacks, Hispanics lag in 401(k) participation

African Americans and Hispanics are less prepared for retirement than their white and Asian counterparts, according to a survey released today.

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IRS seeks business hardship changes to 401(k) rules

Proposed IRS rules would allow employers that made automatic 401(k) plan contributions under a safe-harbor provision to suspend or reduce those contributions if they incurred a substantial business hardship.

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  • November 15, 1999

Fewer cash out 401(k)s

Though the number of workers who choose to cash out their 401(k) plans when changing jobs has dropped,…