401(k) plan costs trending downward

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Large 401(k) plans are more likely to offer employer contributions, use automatic enrollment and have participant loans outstanding, according to new research by BrightScope and the Investment Company Institute.

In a study — The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at 401(k) Plans, 2013 — BrightScope and ICI examined the Form 5500 filings of 34,000 401(k) plans from 2013 with more than 100 plan participants to determine their key features.

Paula Gladych
Freelance writer

Paula Aven Gladych is a contributing writer based in Denver.


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