Originally enacted in 1978 to enable high income individuals to defer tax implications of deferred income and first applied in 1980 as an employer-created retirement savings vehicle by Ted Benna, the 401(k) name refers to the section of the Internal Revenue code that discusses its requirements.

There are an estimated $5.3 trillion in 401(k) plans serving 54 million working Americans.

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