TABLE: Pension Packages
A sampling of 401(k) plans from major providers. True, annual fees are
important, but keep a close eye on the expense ratio, which is the percentage
of assets deducted from each person's account every year to pay for investment
costs.
# OF INVESTMENT AVG. EXP.
401(K) PLAN PLANS (A) OPTIONS RATIO %
PRINCIPAL PENSION PROVIDER 26,650 21 1.75
800-543-4015 x78536
www.principal.com
KEMPER KEMFLEX 15,000 56 1.20
800-621-5027
www.kemper.com
AETNA MULT. ASSET PORT. V (C) 12,000 41 1.30-
800-232-5422 1.55
PAYCHEX 10,000 34 1.02
800-472-0072
www.paychex.com
MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS MARKET 4,000 200 1.5
800-637-7455 x3994
plan.ml.com
FIDELITY CORPORATE PLAN FOR RET. 100 2,600 54 0.81
800-343-9184 x78536
www.fidelity.com
T. ROWE PRICE CENTURY PLAN 572 52 0.85
800-422-2577
rps.troweprice.com
DREYFUS EASY 401(K) 200 6 0.88
800-557-4015
www.dreyfus.com
VANGUARD TARGET (D) N/D 60 0.28
800-523-1036 x42510
www.vanguard.com
ANNUAL COSTS
PER
START-UP CONVERSION BASIC CAPITA
401(K) PLAN FEES FEE (B) FEE FEE
PRINCIPAL PENSION PROVIDER $600 $600 $1,600 $35
800-543-4015 x78536
www.principal.com
KEMPER KEMFLEX $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $17
800-621-5027
www.kemper.com
AETNA MULT. ASSET PORT. V (C) 0-2,000 0-2,000 0 $0-15
800-232-5422
PAYCHEX $1,395 $2,395 $1,140 $36
800-472-0072
www.paychex.com
MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS MARKET $1,150 $1,150 $1,500 $25
800-637-7455 x3994
plan.ml.com
FIDELITY CORPORATE PLAN $1,500 to $1,500 to $5,000 $0
FOR RET. 100 $4,000 $4,000
800-343-9184 x78536
www.fidelity.com
T. ROWE PRICE CENTURY PLAN $1,300 (E) $1,500 (E) $2,400 $27(H)
800-422-2577
rps.troweprice.com
DREYFUS EASY 401(K) $25 $50/ $550 $30
800-557-4015 partici- partici-
www.dreyfus.com pant (F) pant (G)
VANGUARD TARGET (D) N/S $1,250 (E) $3,500 $25
800-523-1036 x42510
www.vanguard.com
(A) LESS THAN 100 EMPLOYEES
(B) COST OF TRANSFERRING AN EXISTING PLAN
(C) FEES VARY BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES; DEFERRED CHARGES MAY APPLY
(D) MINIMUM ASSETS OF $1 MILLION
(E) ADDITIONAL PER CAPITA FEES APPLY (F) MAXIMUM $1,000 (G) MAXIMUM $2,000
(H) PER ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE N/D=NOT DISCLOSED N/A=NOT APPLICABLE N/S=NO
START-UP PLANS
DATA: BW AS OF 6/1/99
This article was originally published in the June 28, 1999 print edition of Business Week's Frontier. To subscribe, please see our subscription policy.
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