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Contributions to 401(k) plans increased in the last year, Principal Financial found in a survey of 1,159 employees and 529 retirees in October.
Eighteen percent of respondents said they have increased their contributions, up from 13% that said they had done so in the fourth quarter of 2009.
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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