Defined contribution plan participants favored investments in fixed income in February, a reversal of trends from the past four months, according to Aon Hewitt's 401(k) Index.

Net transfer activity for February moved slightly away from diversified equities by $21 million, but total transfer activity across the Index was low, at $264 million.

Employees who made discretionary contributions to equities increased to 66.5 percent in February, up from 65.6 percent in January.

Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.

  • Critical BenefitsPRO information including cutting edge post-reform success strategies, access to educational webcasts and videos, resources from industry leaders, and informative Newsletters.
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM, BenefitsPRO magazine and BenefitsPRO.com events
  • Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.