6 Ways to Measure the Success of a 401(k) Plan

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BUY A VOWEL, *SSH*L*!

John Groth of MO 1:47AM February 13, 2011

John,

I seriously hope that careersafter50.com is not your only job.

The Clue Phone of AR 1:36AM February 13, 2011

In managing a large 401k plan I found an large gap knowledge of the 401k plan. Starting with many managers who did not have a working knowledge of compound interest, to HR managers who could not explain the most basic aspects of the plan it's no wonder employees are not signing up and when they do it's at less than the full company match. They leave money on the table.

Some of the problems are the lawyers and government telling you what and what you cannot say. Education is the key, if the after 50 employee has a robust career plan, they study all aspects of their finanical situation. For more on career planning go to http://careersafter50.com

John Groth of MO 3:24PM February 12, 2011

How about full disclosure of costs & expenses that eat away at returns?

SP of CT 3:09PM January 31, 2011

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