Tuesday, December 22, 2009

401(k) Auto-Enroll Has Unintended Impact

401(k) Auto-Enroll Has Unintended Impact
Financial Advisor Magazine

Friday, October 16, 2009

You might need to revamp your retirement savings strategy in light ...

You might need to revamp your retirement savings strategy in light ...
ConsumerReports.org

Saturday, October 10, 2009

2008 was bad year, but 401(k) worth it

2008 was bad year, but 401(k) worth it
Modesto Bee

Friday, October 09, 2009

Don't get scared off investing

Don't get scared off investing
Stockton Record

But average 401(k) balance among consistent savers fell 24% in 2008 MarketWatch

But average 401(k) balance among consistent savers fell 24% in 2008
MarketWatch

Is investing worth the worry? Daily Press

Is investing worth the worry?
Daily Press

How Your 401(k) Investments Stack Up U.S. News & World Report

http://www.usnews.com/money/blogs/planning-to-retire/2009/10/07/how-your-401k-investments-stack-up.html

Press coverage of year-end 2008 EBRI/ICI 401(k) results

Google search of EBRI/ICI articles

Average 401(k) Balance Fell 24% in 2008

BankInvestmentConsultant.com - ‎28 minutes ago‎

By Money Management Executive Workers who had already been investing in their 401(k) for at least five years through 2008 saw their balances drop an average ...

Average 401(k) Balance Fell 24% in 2008

Financial-Planning.com - ‎32 minutes ago‎

By Money Management Executive Workers who had already been investing in their 401(k) for at least five years through 2008 saw their balances drop an average ...

Average 401(k) Balance Fell 24% in 2008

On Wall Street - ‎33 minutes ago‎

By Money Management Executive Workers who had already been investing in their 401(k) for at least five years through 2008 saw their balances drop an average ...

Don't be scared away from 401(k) investments

Jackson Clarion Ledger - ‎1 hour ago‎

If you are wondering if it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, stop your hand-wringing. It is. ...

Your retirement plan is still valuable

OCRegister - ‎3 hours ago‎

If you are wondering if it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, stop your hand-wringing. ...

Right time to invest in a 401(k) plan? Absolutely

HeraldNet - Michelle Singletary - ‎5 hours ago‎

If you are wondering if it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, ...

Is investing worth the worry?

Daily Press - ‎6 hours ago‎

WASHINGTON — If you are wondering if it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, stop your hand-wringing. ...

The Forecast Is Sunny if You Weather the 401(k) Storm

Washington Post - Michelle Singletary - ‎12 hours ago‎

If you are wondering whether it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, ...

Market Meltdown Costs 401(k) Participants One-Third of Their Retirement Savings

Workforce Management - ‎16 hours ago‎

The average 401(k) participant lost nearly one-third of his or her retirement account assets in 2008 because of the market downturn, according to a report ...

Long-Term 401(k) Balances Up Despite Recession

Planadviser.com - Rebecca Moore - ‎16 hours ago‎

October 07, 2009 --- After rising for five years, the average 401(k) retirement account fell 24.3% in 2008, according to an analysis of participants in the ...

How Your 401(k) Investments Stack Up

U.S. News & World Report - Emily Brandon - ‎16 hours ago‎

The bulk of 401(k) assets are invested in stocks. At the end of 2008, 56 percent of 401(k) participants' savings was invested in the stock ...

401(k) Assets Fell 30.5% in 2008

Financial Advisor Magazine - ‎17 hours ago‎

A new report has quantified the damage the 2008 bear market inflicted upon Americans' 401(k) savings and, as expected, it was severe. ...

401(k) balances fall sharply in 2008: Study

Business Insurance - Jerry Geisel - ‎19 hours ago‎

Employees' 401(k) plan account balances fell sharply in 2008 as equities markets plunged, but the account balances remain significantly higher than a few ...

401(k) investors: Hit hard in '08, doing better now

CNNMoney.com - Jeanne Sahadi - ‎21 hours ago‎

The financial crisis pounded investors, and a new report details just how badly. But 401(k) participants have since prevailed over the most punishing market ...

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor Column: 401(K) Savers Took Beating During ...

istockAnalyst.com (press release) - ‎Oct 7, 2009‎

Pretty bad. So bad that most savers probably don't need a study to confirm it. --Many American workers suffered an average 24.3% decline in their 401(k) ...

For Consistent Savers, 401k Balances Shrunk 24 Percent in '08

MutualFundWire.com (subscription) - Adam Kommel - ‎Oct 7, 2009‎

The average 401(k) account balance consistently held since 2003 fell 24.3 percent in 2008, a report authored jointly by the Employee Benefit Research ...

For Consistent Savers, 401k Balances Shrunk 24 Percent in '08

MutualFundWire.com - Adam Kommel - ‎Oct 7, 2009‎

The average 401(k) account balance consistently held since 2003 fell 24.3 percent in 2008, a report authored jointly by the Employee Benefit Research ...

401(k) accounts took a beating in '08

Chicago Sun-Times - Francine Knowles - ‎Oct 7, 2009‎

The Employee Benefit Research Institute's database of 24 million 401(k) plan participants showed the average ...

401(k) savers took beating during meltdown of '08

Detroit Free Press - Susan Tompor - ‎Oct 7, 2009‎

Pretty bad. So bad that most savers probably don't need a study to confirm it. • Many American workers suffered an average 24.3% decline in ...

A Post-Mortem on Your 401(k)s in 2008

Wall Street Journal - Andrea Coombes - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

Maybe the best that can be said about the effect of last year's market crash on average 401(k) balances is: It could have been worse. ...

401(k) asset gain seen despite market meltdown

Pensions & Investments - Jeff Nash - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

“Consistent” 401(k) participants — those who have held accounts with the same employer every year from January 2004 through December 2008 ...

New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market

PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) accounts consistently from 2003 through 2008 suffered a 24.3 percent average ...

New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market

Webnewswire.com - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

prnewswire-usnewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) accounts consistently from 2003 through 2008 suffered a 24.3 percent average drop in their ...

New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market

SunHerald.com (press release) - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

Despite Losses, Ongoing Contributions Pay Off in 5-Year Account Growth WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) ...

Retirement Funds Fell Less than Broader Market in 2008, Study Says

Wall Street Journal - Andrea Coombes - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

Maybe the best that can be said about the effect of last year's market crash on average 401(k) balances is: It could have been worse. ...

New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market

Earthtimes (press release) - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) accounts consistently from 2003 through 2008 suffered a 24.3 percent average ...

New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market

SYS-CON Media (press release) - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) accounts consistently from 2003 through 2008 suffered a 24.3 percent average ...

Typical US Worker Saw 401(k) Lose 24.3% in 2008

BusinessWeek - Lauren Young - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

The average 401(k) account balance was $86513 at year-end 2008. (At the end of 2007, the average investor had an account balance of $114337. ...

Average 401(k) loss at 24.3%

Detroit Free Press - Susan Tompor - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

Pretty bad. So bad that most savers probably don't need a study to confirm it. • Many American workers suffered an average 24.3% decline in ...

In the balance: 401(k) participants lose one-third of their assets

InvestmentNews - Sara Hansard - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

The average 401(k) participant lost nearly one-third of their retirement account assets last year because of the market downturn, ...


US Workers' 401(k)s Fell 30% Last Year - Report

Wall Street Journal - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

American workers with 401(k) accounts saw their savings ravaged during 2008's bear market, though people with accounts for at least five years saw smaller ...

401(k) investors: Hit hard in '08, doing better now

CNNMoney.com - Jeanne Sahadi - ‎Oct 6, 2009‎

The financial crisis pounded investors, and a new report details just how badly. But 401(k) participants have since prevailed over the most punishing market ...

But average 401(k) balance among consistent savers fell 24% in 2008

MarketWatch - Andrea Coombes - ‎Oct 5, 2009‎

By Andrea Coombes, marketwatch SAN FRANCISCO (marketwatch) -- Maybe the best that can be said about the effect of last year's market crash on average 401(k) ...