401(k) Plans: Do You Get What You Pay For?
Description
This paper looks at defined contribution 401(k) plans in the United States to analyze whether or not participants have plans with better plan characteristics defined in this study by paying more for administration services, advisory services, and investments. By collecting and analyzing Form 5500 and audit data, I find that there is no relation between how much a plan and its participants are paying for recordkeeping, advisory, and investment fees and the analyzed characteristics of the plan that they receive in regards to active/passive allocation, revenue share, and the performance of the funds.
Date Created
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2015-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Aziz, Julian
- Thesis director: Wahal, Sunil
- Committee member: Bharath, Sreedhar
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): Department of Information Systems
- Contributor (ctb): Department of Finance