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401Ks


Recent Articles about 401Ks

Picking a Plan

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 2008

1. Evaluate Your Needs If you want to encourage your employees to contribute to their retirement, there are two options: a so-called SIMPLE (savi...  Read more

A One-Stop Solution for Retirement Plans

By Liz Webber |  Jul 25, 2007

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read more

Small Employers: 401(k) Plans Too Costly

May 21, 2007

Most small-business owners don't offer 401(k) retirement benefits, saying the plans are too costly and impractical for smaller employers, a recent nationa...  Read more

Surviving Tax Season

By Dalia Fahmy |  Jan 1, 2007

Five New Rules You Shouldn't Miss.  Read more

Nation's Top 10 Small Employers Announced

By Angus Loten |  Oct 16, 2006

The annual Principal Financial rankings highlight the best small businesses for employee financial security.  Read more

A Bigger Parachute

By Amy Feldman |  May 1, 2006

Eager to boost your retirement fund? Believe it or not, a pension might be the answer.  Read more

Gearing Up for 2006 Taxes

By Barbara Weltman |  May 1, 2006

Just finished your 2005 return? Well get ready for 2006.  Read more

The Pension Protection Act: What Business Owners Need To Know

By Barbara Weltman |  Sep 1, 2006

From charitable donations to college savings plans, the new pension law goes beyond defined benefits for employees.  Read more

Workers Say They Need More Incentive to Save

By Priya Ganapati |  Apr 8, 2005

April 8, 2005 -- Workers who currently do not contribute to employment-based retirement savings plan are more likely to participate if th...  Read more

Spitzer Probes Raise Fears of Employer Liability

By Stephanie Clifford |  May 1, 2005

What Eliot Spitzer's investigations mean for you.  Read more

Beyond the 401(k)

By Karen Kroll |  Oct 1, 2004

Few start-ups make it. New retirement plan options can help hedge your risk -- without breaking the bank.  Read more

Retirement Plan FAQs

Apr 25, 2000

What is a qualified retirement plan? Most likely, if you are covered by a retirement plan at work, it is a qualified plan. A quali...  Read more

Shopping for Retirement

Oct 21, 1999

It's not easy to find retirement plans suitable for entrepreneurial companies. Ask Brooke Dickinson, the president of Ditco, aKent, Wash....  Read more

Top Myths about Retirement Plans

Nov 17, 1999

1. You cannot take money out of your 401(k) plan until you retire. Most 401(k) plans allow you to borrow money from the plan. Some...  Read more

CEO's Notebook

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1998

CEOs give advice on finding the right retirement plan, career planning for employees, learning to take a break from work, and motivating workers with employe...  Read more

New Year's Resolutions

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1997

Inc.'s finance editor and other experts review a CEO's personal financial resolutions for 1997 and offer advice.  Read more

The ABCs of Retirement Plans

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1997

IRA? 401(k)? Something else? Inc.'s finance editor makes sense of retirement mumbo jumbo.  Read more

Partners Crack 401(k) Nest Egg for Start-up Money

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  May 1, 1997

The story of how partners found a way to use their combined 401(k) money to fund their start-up.  Read more

Now for the Good News

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1996

Inc.'s finance editor explains why CEOs should take advantage of current 401(K) programs.  Read more

401(k) Plans: A Tax-Advantage Bonus Alternative

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1996

The logic behind an employee-bonus plan that uses retirement-fund contributions in place of cash.  Read more

Resources: The A to Z of 401(k) s

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1996

Two 401(k) plan handbooks are profiled.  Read more

401(k) Plans: A Nod from the Tax Man

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1996

A tax expert explains how new 401(k)-plan rules can benefit certain companies.  Read more

Taxes: IRS Targets 401(k) Plans

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1996

A lawyer explains the problems that face small businesses because the IRS is launching a 401(k) audit program.  Read more

Benefits: 401(k) Educations

By Donna Fenn |  Aug 1, 1995

A 401(k) expert suggests tips on how to legally communicate to employees information about your plan.  Read more

401(k) Plans: How and Why to Bundle

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Sep 1, 1995

A 401(k) expert discusses a one-stop service plan, and one of manager who uses the plan explains its benefits.  Read more

Planning for Life After Work

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1994

Three entrepreneurs discuss their own retirement plans.  Read more

Special 401(K) !

By Michael P. Cronin |  Mar 1, 1994

One CEO matches his employees' 401(k) contributions two dollars to one.  Read more

The Eye-Opening Employee-Benefits Work Sheet

By Michael P. Cronin |  Apr 1, 1994

Company shares financial data with employees by having them calculate the value of their compensation package.  Read more

Makeover

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  May 1, 1994

Analysis of entrepreneurial couple's finances and advice from an investment adviser; how to find a financial planner.  Read more

Big-League Benefits

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 1994

Chart showing benefits and the percentages of companies that offer them to all their full-time employees.  Read more

You Have Some Choices

By Karen E. Carney |  Dec 1, 1994

A brief look at why two growing companies decided to offer 401(k)s and how they balanced cost and service.  Read more

Not Just Your Ordinary 401(k)

By Michael P. Cronin |  Nov 1, 1993

Company ties the amount of its 401(k) contributions to profitability, and provides finance classes for employees.  Read more

Communicating Benefits by Video

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1992

Purchasing a customized video to explain benefits changes to employees.  Read more

Benefits and Quality

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

Chart depicting how incentive structures of motivated and unmotivated companies improve work quality.  Read more

Whose Benefits Are Best?

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1992

Chart showing how different industries compare when it comes to their non-salary compensation packages.  Read more

The Rewards of 401(k)s

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1991

Coopers's Lybrand booklet on 401(k) plans.  Read more

Building a Successful 401(k)

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1991

Helping employees to reap the most benefits from their 401(k) plans.  Read more

Beyond the 401(k)

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1990

The benefits of the state-of-the-art executive compensation plan known as the 401(k) wraparound.  Read more

Missed Opportunities

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1990

How small company executive compensation packages pale in comparison to large company plans.  Read more

Benefits: Growing Numbers

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

Chart showing the increase in 401(K) retirement plans offered by small companies between 1984 and 1988.  Read more