Tag: 401k plans

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More importantly, long-run trends show little gains for median balances. It is always interesting to look at Vanguard’s most recent edition of “How America Saves.”  And it is particularly interesting to get the numbers for 2022 – not a good year for the stock market.  Indeed, the news isn’t good for 2022.  More importantly, t…

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Given the large gap between retirement needs and resources, we should ensure that the retirement programs we have work as well as possible.  In the private sector, the main retirement program is 401(k) plans.  These plans are not working as well as they could – a problem that could be remedied with more extensive us…