Updated 6-1-18 Which companies have the best 401(k) plans? We asked Eric Ryles at employee benefits research firm Judy Diamond Associates to give us a peek at JDA's latest 401(k) benchmarking report. ( JDA is a unit of ALM Media, as is BenefitsPRO.) Ryles looked at plans with 500 or more participants and ranked them using a combination of the following factors:
- Rate of Return over the past 5 years has to average 10% annually or better
- Plan has to have 2 or less red flags of performance
- Average Employee Contributions of at least $5,000 per year per participant
- Average Employer Contributions of at least $4,000 per year per participant
- Participation rate of 90% or better
- RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY
- INCYTE CORPORATION
- THE VALSPAR CORPORATION
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- IM FLASH TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- MERITOR INC
- DIMENSIONAL INVESTMENT LLC
- LEGG MASON & CO LLC
- TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP
- INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY
- GEMALTO INC
- LORD CORPORATION
- JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- MOSS ADAMS LLP
- PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING GROUP INC
- FERRING PHARMACEUTICAL INC
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- FREDRIKSON & BYRON PA
- SEMPRA ENERGY
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