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Are you paying hidden fees in your nonprofit 401k?

Are you paying hidden fees in your nonprofit 401k?

David Creekmore
Nonprofit Employment, Investing

According to Morningstar.com, smaller 401k plans, which includes most nonprofit orgs, are paying double the 401k fees of larger plans. Smaller 401k plans are defined as $25M total plan assets or smaller and make up 27% of the nation's 401k assets. Though fees have come down over time, small 401k plans have total expenses that are more than double the national retail investor average and larger 401k plans. That difference, .47%, doesn't sound like much but it is. In the meantime, how do you find out if your plan is expensive?

You won't believe how much your pension is really worth.

You won't believe how much your pension is really worth.

David Creekmore
Retirement, Investing, Life Goals

On a coarse level, it was the German Empire under William I and Otto von Bismarck that created the first general (non-military) welfare program for older workers introducing the concept of retirement for the working class. It was a plan, along with mandatory health insurance, to counter growing support for Marxism. One would get a modest pension from the state at age 70, a seemingly cynical choice for a population with a life expectancy in the mid 40’s that was declining.