401(k) News Continued
401(k) Day Know Your Numbers: Rebalance’s 401(k) Platform BetterK Has Saved Plan Participants up to 50% in Fees Over the Past Two Years
by The Rebalance TeamEmployee Participation in BetterK Client Retirement Plans Currently Averages 88% BETHESDA, Md. & PALO ALTO, Calif. Sept. 7, 2022—In recognition of the Plan Sponsor Council of America’s National 401(k) Day, which this year features the theme “Know Your Numbers,” award-winning wealth management firm Rebalance is pleased to share significant numbers. These numbers illustrate how Rebalance’s… Continue reading
David Ranney Brings Over Twenty Years of Experience and Innovation to Workplace Retirement Investing
Bethesda, Md. & Palo Alto, Calif. – July 11, 2022 – Award-winning wealth management firm Rebalance is pleased to announce that David Ranney has joined as Vice President of Sales for its premier small business 401(k) offering, Better K. He will play a key driving role as Rebalance accelerates its efforts to help transform the… Continue reading
Are Your 401(k) Plan Costs Average? Or Way Out of Line?
by Svetlana KotIf you’re like many small business owners you probably started a 401(k) plan years ago and, since it’s been running fine, left it well enough alone. You have a business to run, right? Shopping for a new 401(k) provider probably isn’t top of your to-do list, this week or even this year. Yet you should… Continue reading
Why Women Deserve A Better Retirement Savings Plan
by Svetlana KotThe challenges women face when it comes to retirement are well-documented: They earn less than men, spend more years out of the workforce providing family care, and they live longer. As a result, experts note, women often need help to invest well and overcome these long-term challenges. It thus behooves employers to offer a better quality… Continue reading
$1 Billion Dollars Is Just the Starting Point
by Scott PuritzMy firm, Rebalance, recently celebrated a milestone — $1 billion in assets under management. It is an easy figure to misunderstand. The firm is not “bigger” or “more important” than a few years ago. What has changed is that an increasing number of people trust us with their investments, and those investments have grown. That… Continue reading
Retirement Industry People Moves: Rebalance Hires Retirement Services Director
by Scott PuritzWealth management firm Rebalance has added Nicole Cervi-McKeever as director of retirement services. In the role, Cervi-McKeever works directly with Rebalance’s Better K small business 401(k) clients and is responsible for the entire 401(k) client lifecycle, serving as the daily point of contact for all Better K clients. “Over the past year, our Better K… Continue reading
5 Reasons to Consider a Modern 401(k) Provider
by Scott PuritzAll 401(k) services are not created equal. You may have had a plan in place for years and never questioned the fees and exactly what roles and responsibilities you might have toward employees. It’s time to dig in and ask those questions. Read this brief guide to learn five reasons to consider a new, more… Continue reading
Defusing the Unseen Risk Many 401(k) Participants Take With Their Retirements
by Nicole Cervi-McKeeverThe rising popularity of target-date funds in 401(k) plans could be seen as a sign of progress. People seem to know that they need help picking the right combination of investments. Increasing numbers of them opt for target-date funds, which are designed to adjust the ratio of stocks to bonds over time, steadily reducing risk.… Continue reading
For Business Owners, The Real 401(k) Risk Is Doing Nothing
by Svetlana KotAs an employer, can you one day be sued by your long-ago employees for how you managed their retirement money? You bet you can! All it takes is allegedly failing to offer investments with competitive fees, as Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is finding out. In the Pensions & Investments story below, author Robert… Continue reading