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
81-85 of 85 Reviews
4.0
Jul 16, 2015
Anonymous Principal Applications Engineer
Former
Austin, Texas
there seemed to be plenty of choices and the costs were reasonable
3.0
Jul 8, 2015
Anonymous Software Architect
Current
San Jose, California
company match is small compared to other company in SanJose.
3.0
Apr 20, 2015
Anonymous employee
Current
San Jose, California
Not extremely happy about the compensation limits imposed a few years back, supposedly due to Sarbanes-Oxley. At one point, up to 25% of salary could be set aside. That was dropped dramatically to a $6,000 per year limit (recently increased to ~ $8,000).
With stock options given far less frequently, this was a benefit that hurt when it was changed so drastically.
1
4.0
Nov 9, 2014
Anonymous Senior Manager
Current
San Jose, California
Good matching. However, do not like the vesting period clause. Previous employers did not have such a vesting period.