Investment Instruments

Pass this jobs bill, models from Chile, and PPACA scores another point.

When pension funds were first started in Germany in the mid-19th century, this retirement option made sense, says Amit Mohindra, director of research at the Institute for Corporate Productivity. At the time, employees would typically stay with one employer for their entire careers.

ASPPA's Brian Graff on the make-up and mandates of the newly minted Supercommittee and how their recommendations could impact the future of 75 million Americans' 401(k) retirement plans.

Fidelity is the most likely firm to be chosen by investors looking for somewhere to roll their 401(k) assets to.

A measure to spur employee-ownership of private companies is getting bipartisan support in the Senate.

Looking at all workers participating in defined contribution plans, 86 percent contribute with a 401(k) pre-tax contribution while 23 percent contribute with a Roth 401(k) contribution.