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Focus on Funds Retirement Reform, 40 Years Later This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Sarah Holden, ICI’s senior director of retirement and investor research, looks at the impact of ERISA and other retirement savings reforms...

Today marks the 40th birthday of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Signed into law on September 2, 1974, ERISA introduced bold steps to safeguard Americans’ employer-sponsored pensions and created the individual retirement account (IRA). Assets earmarked for...

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Long-Term Downward Trend of Fees Paid by 401(k) Investors in Mutual Funds Continued in 2013 Washington, DC, July 14, 2014—Participants in 401(k) plans incurred lower expenses investing in long-term mutual funds (equity, hybrid, and bond funds) in 2013 than in 2012, the Investment...

ICI Chief Economist Brian Reid Discusses the American Retirement System on Fox Business ICI chief economist Brian Reid, in a July 11, 2014, appearance on Fox Business’s Willis Report, argues that 401(k) plans are an essential part of the retirement system and are contributing to an...

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