Tag: 401k
As the role of 401(k) plans and similar defined contribution plans continues to expand in our retirement system, plan participants are paying more of the cost of financing their retirement income. The increase in individual payments takes two forms. First, in old fashion defined benefit plans, employers made all of the contributions; in 401(k) plans,…
A recent blog post reported that David Laibson, a talented behavioral economist at Harvard University, cited annuities as a way to help minimize poor financial decisions associated with dementia, a type of “dementia insurance.” This notion is right on. The retirement income landscape has changed. Increasingly, individuals’ well-being in retirement will depend on how muc…
