Tag: IRA
The brief’s key findings are: The analysis compares returns by plan type from 1990-2012 using data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Form 5500. During this period, defined benefit plans outperformed 401(k)s by an average of 0.7 percent per year, even after controlling for plan size and asset allocation. In addition, much of the money accumulated…
Redesign does not dramatically alter overall picture, but collecting asset data could. Some experts claim that retirees are better off financially than many think, partly because most retirement income from 401(k) plans and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) is not captured in the Census Bureau’s widely-used Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement. In…
