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80% of America's small businesses do not offer 401(k) plans to their
employees for three reason. The reasons are: (a) perceived cost of
employer-sponsored retirement plans, (b) perceived complexity of
company-sponsored retirement plans, and (c) limited investment options.
Mutual fund companies 401k plans to small businesses do so by
pre-packaging administration with their proprietary fund investments:
this pre-packaged approach, called "bundled 401(k)" tends to
be pricey for small companies, limited features and limited investment
options. Employees who participate in bundled 401k(k) plans typically do
not have access to investments not offered by the mutual fund company,
and do not have access to the most popular investment option today--the
individual self-directed discount brokerage account. |