Tag: 401k balances
Meaningful balances require continuous coverage and for that we need a national mandate. It’s always interesting to look at Vanguard’s most recent edition of “How America Saves.” And it’s particularly interesting to get the numbers for 2023 – a good year for both the economy and the stock market. Indeed, participation rate, contribution rates, and…
Older high-income households with a 401(k) gained; everybody else lost. The Federal Reserve’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) summarizes changes in family finances between 2019 and 2022 – three years of COVID and economic disruption, and 2022 was also a terrible year in terms of stock and bond returns. At the same time, t…
