Additionally, we may also collect and store financial data from your individual retirement account (s), 401 (k) plan and other
workplace retirement plan accounts, brokerage accounts and mutual fund accounts, including account numbers, account access information, identity of financial service providers, investment holdings, fee billings and deductions, purchases, sales and other transactions.
Avoid cashing out
workplace retirement plan accounts.
One recent study (conducted by behavioral finance analytics firm Boston Research Technologies) found that 53 % of baby boomers who had drained
a workplace retirement plan account regretted their decision.
Not exact matches
Moreover, the DOL rule only applies to
workplace retirement -
plan accounts, such as 401 (k)
plans and individual
retirement accounts.
According to a 2015 Glassdoor survey, 31 percent of workers valued a
workplace retirement account, such as a 401 (k) or pension
plan, over an increase in pay.
RMDs from traditional (i.e., pretax)
accounts such as a
workplace retirement plan — like a traditional 401 (k)-- or a traditional IRA, are included in MAGI and do count toward the MAGI threshold for the surtax.
A 401 (k) is a type of
workplace retirement savings
plan that allows employees to contribute a portion of their income with pre-tax dollars into their own
retirement investment
account.
But what about taking money from a 401 (k) or similar
workplace retirement plan that allows employees to borrow from their
accounts?
One of the biggest benefits of an IRA is that it offers access to a virtually unlimited number and type of investments, giving you much more control over your
retirement savings destiny: You can bargain - shop for low - cost index mutual funds and ETFs instead of being restricted to the offerings in a
workplace retirement account, and you can avoid paying the administrative fees that many 401 (k)
plans charge.
More than half of workers don't know they're paying fees on
workplace retirement savings
accounts, according to a study by the National Association of
Retirement Plan Participants.
If you are to die owning 401K
accounts, your money here would be subject to the beneficiary distribution guidelines that are specific to
workplace retirement plans.
By using investment vehicles such as
workplace - sponsored
plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs), you can put off paying taxes on your earnings until you are retired and potentially in a lower tax bracket.
Fidelity also found that with the increased adoption and availability of target - date funds and managed
accounts in
workplace retirement plans, one out of three employees now utilize a professionally managed investment option for 401 (k) assets.
Take advantage of
workplace pretax
plans: Besides the
retirement plan, there are other opportunities, such as HSA
accounts.
The perks of a DIY
retirement Without a
workplace plan, it's up to you to make sure some of the dollars in your paycheck find their way into a
retirement account.
All Fidelity brokerage and mutual fund
accounts are eligible for EFT, with the exception of self - employed 401 (k)
plans,
Workplace Self - Directed Brokerage, SIMPLE IRA, Fidelity
Retirement plans (Keogh), and investment - only
retirement accounts.
The study analyzes
workplace retirement plan coverage,
retirement account ownership, and household
retirement savings as a percentage of income, and estimates the share of working families that meet financial industry recommended benchmarks for
retirement savings.
But the think - tank points out that by taking into
account those who only have private savings for
retirement — as opposed to those who can rely on a
workplace plan — then contribution rates are much higher.
The most effective way to ensure you hit your savings target is to put your savings on autopilot by signing up for a 401 (k) or similar
workplace retirement savings
plan that automatically deducts money from your paycheck and puts it an investment or savings
account before you get a chance to spend it.
Fidelity Investments reported 784 new
plan sponsors joined the Fidelity Portfolio Advisory Service at Work (PAS - W) program — the company's proprietary managed
account offering for
workplace retirement accounts — during 2013.
About seven years ago, I encountered a circumstance in which a university was listed as the primary beneficiary of a deceased
plan participant's
workplace retirement account.
Opening a
retirement account, whether it's an IRA or a
workplace 401 (k), keeps your
retirement plans on track.