Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171028:16:35:00
Notice of a new addition to the tax code, section 401(k) offered workers a tax-freeway to defer compensation from bonuses and stock options. when a benefits consultant suggested companies extend those benefits to retirement savings accounts, the idea took off. as originally conceived, these new 401(k) retirement plans were meant to complement worker pensions. but then companies looking for an easy way to save a buck, started shifting their workers into 401(k)s and away from pensions. for workers, 401(k)s have moved the onus of planning for retirement from professional pension managers to the w...