Kevin Crain

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  2012 a Model Year for 401(k) Savings: BofA Merrill

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2013

  Screaming headlines about 401(k) enrollees raiding their retirement savings are au courant these days, but a Merrill study of its own 2.5 million plan participants found markedly positive results.

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  Have 401(k)s Failed Investors?

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 3, 2013

  A panel of experts asked whether 401(k)s were a “failed experiment” at the 2013 NAPA/ASPPA 401(k) Summit in Las Vegas on Sunday.

• Sidebar: Public Impact

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  December 20, 2012

  Many 401(k) participants have been unaware that service provider fees come out of their retirement plans.

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  401(k) Fee Transparency: Best & Worst Providers

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  December 20, 2012

  Dalbar and Research magazine conducted an in-depth study of the new ERISA 408(b)(2) disclosure rule, providing rankings in key categories of big providers.

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  BofA Makes Retirement Services Push for Merrill

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 27, 2012

  Bank of America is rolling out a defined-contribution consulting service for institutions at Merrill Lynch and a 401(k) service for small businesses at Merrill Edge.