Updated 6-1-18 Which companies have the best 401(k) plans? We asked Eric Ryles at employee benefits research firm Judy Diamond Associates to give us a peek at JDA's latest 401(k) benchmarking report. ( JDA is a unit of ALM Media, as is BenefitsPRO.) Ryles looked at plans with 500 or more participants and ranked them using a combination of the following factors:

Rate of Return over the past 5 years has to average 10% annually or better
Plan has to have 2 or less red flags of performance
Average Employee Contributions of at least $5,000 per year per participant
Average Employer Contributions of at least $4,000 per year per participant
Participation rate of 90% or better

The result was a list of 20 companies with the best 401(k) plans in America (see below). Above are the top 6, and below is the full list of 20. You can find more information at the Judy Diamond Associates site. Here are the 20 companies with the best 401(k) plans:

RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY
INCYTE CORPORATION
THE VALSPAR CORPORATION
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
IM FLASH TECHNOLOGIES LLC
MERITOR INC
DIMENSIONAL INVESTMENT LLC
LEGG MASON & CO LLC
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP
INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY
GEMALTO INC
LORD CORPORATION
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
MOSS ADAMS LLP
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING GROUP INC
FERRING PHARMACEUTICAL INC
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
FREDRIKSON & BYRON PA
SEMPRA ENERGY

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6 companies with the very best retirement plans

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