401(k) Fridays Podcast

Get beyond the eyeball grabbing headlines, the ever present three bullet summaries and hear some well thought out perspectives to help guide conversations and decisions in your workplace retirement plans.  Our guest today, Brian Reid, the Chief Economist at the Investment Company Institute or ICI, shares that goal and provides some great food for thought for you.  He addresses some recent stories you might have come across such as “Are 401(k) Plans A Failed Experiment”, and were “Employees Better off Under Pension Plans”.  He also provides some context on the other side of the conversation we had a few episodes ago about State Run Retirement Plans.  As I said in that episode, not everyone is convinced that they are ready for prime time.  Now, you may or may not agree with all of his points, but what I really appreciated is that Brian is armed with research, facts and he does a great job keeping the conversation engaging and thought provoking!   Guest Bio Brian K. Reid is chief economist at the Investment Comp