Tag: 401k

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Hoarding retirement savings is a risk.  At a recent conference, retirement experts concluded that the lack of an easy drawdown mechanism in 401(k) plans was the major challenge facing the 401(k) system.  In 2014, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued guidance that made longevity annuities accessible to 401(k) plans and that enabled target dat…

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Shift to Roth accounts could pay for tax cuts – at least in the short run. “Word  has it” that the Congress will be looking for revenues to finance tax cuts and that one possibility would be to shift IRAs and 401(k) plans from the traditional form to a Roth.   Contributions to a traditional 401(k)…