11 changes employers will make to 401(k)s in 2018

Published February 8, 2018 12:39 PM EST Updated February 8, 2018 1:50 PM EST 1 Min Read

The economy is showing plenty of strength as we begin 2018. GDP is stronger than it has been during the majority of the recovery, equity markets worldwide have been robust and unemployment in the U.S. has been falling.

Lower unemployment has resulted in worker shortages in many cities. It’s fair to say that competition for qualified employees will be more intense in 2018. As a result, your competitors will be doing everything they can to make their compensation and benefit packages stand out from the crowd.

Robert C. Lawton

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Robert C. Lawton, AIF, CRPS is the founder and president of Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants, LLC. Mr. Lawton has over 30 years of retirement plan consulting and administration experience and has … Read full bio

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