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Looking at the total plan expenses, including administrative and record-keeping fees, the 401(k) Averages Book found that the average total expense for a small plan in 2012 was 1.46%, with a range between a low of 0.38% and a high of 1.97%.
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Andrew Lilico, of Europe Economics, a consultancy, argues that the U.K.'s average growth rate is more likely to be 1% to 1.5% over the next decade, with anything much above that likely to trigger inflation.
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They consistently outrun the average 401(k) account.
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Second on the list of free-falling property markets is the U.K., a nation of consumers with twice the debt of the average European.
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The U.K. trusts on our list average a price of 30 times projected 2008 earnings.
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The 401(k) investors who kept contributing to their plans gained an average of 64% during that time period.
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The average adult in the U.S. and U.K. watches three to four hours of TV daily, Stamatakis says, and many of us also spend our working lives sitting at a desk and commuting behind the wheel of a car.
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The very best 401(k) plans in America these days charge clients on average 0.29%.
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They scrutinized investment data from 1988-2004 a golden era for stocks and, the average employer must have assumed, an ideal environment for 401(k) plans.
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In addition, his salary and award stand in contrast to those of average Britons, who are facing inflation and job losses in the U.K's struggling economy.
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According to a study by Hewitt Associates and Financial Engines, the median 401(k) participant who used investment help through their employer earned close to an average of 2% more per year in their accounts (net of fees) with less risk.
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