As a followup to my earlier post about the worst 401(k) plans, here’s a look at Business Week’s list of the best 401(k) plans. Once again, these were rated based on criteria like participation rate, default rate, fees, and employer match. The full list includes fifty plans. I’ve listed below the twenty best 401(k) plans.

Twenty Best 401(k) Plans

  1. Saudi Arabian Oil
  2. Bank of New York Mellon
  3. Greenwich Capital Markets
  4. Southwest Airlines
  5. Piper Jaffray
  6. Nucor
  7. FedEx
  8. Amgen
  9. McDermott Will & Emery
  10. Chevron
  11. Mosaic
  12. Exxon Mobil
  13. ConocoPhillips
  14. Hercules
  15. Latham & Watkins
  16. Sun Microsystems
  17. Pfizer
  18. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
  19. MBIA
  20. Church & Dwight

Once again, plans were rated on a wide variety of factors, including participation rate, default rate, fees, and employer match. While the inclusion of participation rate might introduce a bias for or against certain types of employers, I’d still rather see my plan on this list as compared to the other one.

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