Educating employees about their 401(k)s, and the choices they have therein, can be a challenge—particularly when employers think employees want one thing and it turns out that employees want something completely different.

But SurveyGizmo and Mark Zoril, founder of PlanVision, got together and conducted a survey of newly eligible employees at client firms–with the survey's intent "to allow the employee to have more control over how they receive service and guidance on the plan as they enroll."

The survey, titled "401(k) Education: Giving Employees a Voice," revealed several interesting insights into what employees think about various aspects of participation in their plans—information that both employers and plan providers can find useful.

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