This long-term savings and investment program allows you to set aside 1% to 100% of your eligible earnings (up to the IRS maximum) on a pre-tax and/or Roth 401(k) after-tax basis and invest in a broad array of funds. Each pay period, Cadence matches $0.50 for every dollar you contribute up to 6% of your eligible earnings.
Plan features include loans, online investment advice, professional account management, automatic investment rebalancing, automatic contribution increases, and a diverse selection of investment options including mutual funds, target retirement date funds, and a self-directed brokerage account.
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Benefits reviews
61-70 of 85 Reviews
5.0
Jan 24, 2017
Anonymous Senior Design Engineer
Current
San Jose, California
Enrollment is done online, there are many investment options available. The rollover is done by calling an adviser who helps out personally, even calls the previous plan administrator.
4.0
Jan 5, 2017
Anonymous employee
Former
Cary, North Carolina
Reasonable matching, fairly complete offering..
4.0
Jan 2, 2017
Anonymous employee
Current
San Jose, California
This is standard 401k plan.
4.0
Dec 30, 2016
Anonymous employee
Current
Salt Lake City, Utah
Company only match $0.5 to $1 upto 5%.
5.0
Oct 12, 2016
Anonymous Software Engineer -2
Current
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The companies chips in too.
5.0
Sep 22, 2016
Anonymous Technician
Former
San Jose, California
They contributed the standard rate.
4.0
Aug 2, 2016
Anonymous employee
Current
San Jose, California
Quite standard. Max is 3% of eligible salary.
4.0
Jun 15, 2016
Anonymous employee
Current
San Jose, California
Contribution by the company is fair.
5.0
Jun 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
Former
San Jose, California
The administration understands the needs and provides with all the help related to paper work and formalities and the process takes no time