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The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association has issued a report calling on employers to limit leakage from 401(k) plans, “Plug the Drain: 401(k) Leakage and the Impact on Retirement.”
Cashouts, hardship withdrawals and loans from defined contribution plans reduce by 14 percentage points the probability that low-wage participants will be able to replace most of their income in retirement after 31-40 years of plan eligibility.
Lee Barney has been the editor of Money Management Executive since 2002 and has been writing about Wall Street since 1993. Previously, at United Medias Wall Street & Technology magazine and … Read full bio
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