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Would 401(k) savers benefit from spending more of their savings on managed account services?

New research from Morningstar — a longtime evangelist for low-fee investing — suggests savers in workplace retirement plans could realize a more secure retirement if they paid for automated in-plan investment advice.

“The average person in a 401(k) plan is not making the right decisions for retirement,” said David Blanchett, head of retirement research for Morningstar Investment Management.

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Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.