Posts Tagged ‘employer contributions’
Most 401(k) Plans Survived the Recession Intact
Research discovered that 88 percent of companies maintained matching 401(k) contributions over the past five years. Among the 12 percent of companies that either suspended or eliminated their retirement contribution programs, 5 percent have since at least partially restored their contributions. The survey results show that employers and employees [...]
Most Workers Don’t Make Good Use of 401(k)s
The 401(k) system has come under a lot of criticism since the financial crisis hammered workers’ nest eggs. About two thirds of employers believed employees had ‘adequate’ retirement and investment planning resources. At the same time only 15% thought employees “made good use” of the resources and only 22% thought employees made [...]
