401 k plans

BrightScope, run by two brothers out of a crowded office in San Diego, is trying to turn its data mining and 401(k) plan rankings into a lasting business.

Charles Schwab will begin marketing 401(k) plans that offer only index funds as investment options.

BrightScope crunches the numbers and ranks the top 30 401(k) plans based on how quickly they prepare workers for retirement.

Robert Lappin has spent $5 million of his own money to restore the retirement savings of employees at his company, Shetland Properties Inc., and the Robert I.

Lappin Charitable Foundation, whose 401(k) plans were managed by the convicted financier....

If the past year has taught us anything, it's that we need to lower our expectations. Remember when investors assumed they'd earn 10% a year on their 401(k) plans?

Nowadays, investors are exchanging high fives and fist bumps if they make it through the month without losing money.