Defined Contribution

The purpose of my mea culpa is to leave you with this thought: I know where the skeletons are buried.

The stock market has been on a tear since it hit bottom two years ago. That's helped many 401(k) retirement savers recover from the awful experience throughout 2008 and early 2009 when stocks tumbled.

Over the past several years, as companies tightened their belts and slashed their budgets, many plan sponsors reduced or completely eliminated matching contributions to employee retirement accounts. But recent trends indicate that may be turning around.

This might be a few days early, but for many 401k investors, here's hoping it's not far too late.

How advisors can put a little 'wow factor' into plan participant meetings.

Last summer, the SEC took a simple task – leveling the playing field between the different entities that can legally provide investment advice – and made a political hot potato out of it.