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Roth 401(k) | Retirement Planning | Plan Design
By:
Eric Droblyen
August 5th, 2020
The most expensive thing you’ll probably buy during your lifetime is retirement. Perhaps you’ve never thought of “buying” retirement, but that’s exactly what you do when you participate in a 401(k) plan – you’re saving now to buy retirement income later. When you consider that income may need to last 10, 20, even 30 years, it’s easy to understand why retirement is not cheap. However, by following a simple 3-step plan during your working years - save early and often, invest appropriately, minimize account fees - you can reduce the out-of-pocket cost of your retirement by a lot.
small business retirement plans | low cost 401(k) plan | Roth 401(k) | Financial Advice
By:
Eric Droblyen
December 27th, 2017
Happy Holidays from the Frugal Fiduciary! As 2017 comes to a close, we looked back through this year’s blogs to find the most read.
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Roth 401(k) | Retirement Planning | Plan Design
By:
Eric Droblyen
January 25th, 2017
In a 2019 401k plan design study of 3,975 small businesses, we found about 71% permit participants to make after-tax Roth contributions to their personal account. I think it’s safe to assume the high adoption rate of this 401k plan feature is due to participant demand.
By:
Holly Roussel-Godfrey
May 24th, 2016
Ever hear of voluntary 401k contributions? If you are like most people, probably not. They are after-tax employee contributions like Roth deferrals, but subject to different ERISA rules. Voluntary contributions have been around decades longer than Roth deferrals, but are less popular – mostly because their earnings can’t be withdrawn tax-free at retirement like Roth deferrals.
Roth 401(k) | Thought Leadership
By:
Greg Carpenter
November 20th, 2014
The Roth 401k concept is outstanding – it provides an excellent way to build long-term wealth and may provide outstanding tax benefits for those positioned to make the most of its advantages. The problem is that very few plan participants use it, let alone understand it.