Data and Research | March 17th, 2025 State-Facilitated Retirement Plans Near $2B, but Access Gaps Remain At least 59 million U.S. private sector workers lack access to workplace retirement plans, according to Georgetown University’s Center for...
Data and Research | December 4th, 2024 State Auto-IRA Challenges Demonstrate Need for Federal Retirement Program, per BPC A recent paper published by the Bipartisan Policy Center pointed out flaws in auto-IRA programs and argued in support of...
Benefits | December 4th, 2024 New Jersey Auto-IRA Program Reaches $1M in Retirement Savings Approved in 2019, RetireReady NJ launched in July in coordination with Vestwell.
Benefits | November 20th, 2024 Rhode Island Partners With Connecticut to Launch Auto-IRA Program A pilot program of RISavers administered by Vestwell is expected to begin in the spring of 2025, with a full...
Data and Research | October 31st, 2024 Customer ID Program Poses Challenges for State Auto-IRAs More than 2 million Americans have been blocked from enrolling in auto-IRA programs due to failing identity verification, according to...
Benefits | September 9th, 2024 The Case for State Auto-IRAs: ‘Simplest Avenue’ to Facilitate Retirement Savings For the smallest of employers, offering a state auto-IRA program provides minimal administrative and fiduciary burdens.
Administration | September 3rd, 2024 From Auto-IRAs to PEPs: How Small Employers Can Offer Retirement Savings For some employers, offering a state-facilitated retirement plan is the best and easiest option, but for others, sponsoring their own...
Benefits | August 23rd, 2024 Research Examines Why State Auto-IRA Policies May Drive Private-Plan Creation Private employers are often opting to start their own retirement plans, rather than utilize a state-run plan, in states with...
Benefits | July 9th, 2024 Auto-IRA Programs Progress in Several States The Delaware EARNS plan officially opened for registration, Vermont Saves is on track to launch sooner than anticipated and Rhode...
Benefits | June 12th, 2024 Rhode Island Becomes 20th State to Pass Retirement Savings Program Private-sector employers with five or more employees would be required to offer a retirement plan under the bill.
Data and Research | May 16th, 2024 State Auto-IRA Policies Increase Private-Sector Employment, Wages New research from the Georgetown Center for Retirement Initiatives reveals that state auto-IRA policies have a significant impact on labor...
Benefits | May 3rd, 2024 Delaware EARNS Launches Pilot, CalSavers Surpasses $1B in Contributions Several private-sector employers in Delaware will participate in Delaware’s pilot auto-IRA program, and CalSavers continues to achieve milestones.
Administration | April 15th, 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives Passes Auto Enrollment Bill for State IRA Program The Hawaii Retirement Savings Program currently requires employees to opt in and does not include automatic enrollment.
Administration | April 11th, 2024 New Jersey to Launch Pilot of Secure Choice Savings Program The state is allowing employers with 25 or more employees to enroll in a pilot auto-IRA program, dubbed RetireReady NJ.
Administration | April 10th, 2024 Vermont Plans to Partner with Colorado on State Auto-IRA Retirement Plan Vermont said the state will negotiate an agreement this year to help establish the new program, VT Saves.
Benefits | April 2nd, 2024 Washington State Auto-IRA Law Signed Washington Saves is scheduled to debut in 2027, with the state joining 18 others that have created retirement programs for...
Benefits | March 12th, 2024 Washington State to Offer State-Facilitated Auto-IRA The Evergreen State will join 15 other states to offer a state auto-IRA program to private sector workers who currently...
Benefits | February 26th, 2024 Michigan Auto-IRA Bill Introduced The measure would expand retirement access for the private sector workforce, joining 15 other states.
Compliance | February 7th, 2024 Rep. Richard Neal Proposes Near-Universal Federal Auto-IRA Program The retirement and insurance industries are backing the bill.
Data and Research | December 12th, 2023 CalSavers Continues to See Retirement Plan Registrant Increase The CalSavers November participation report shows the state auto-IRA program has accrued nearly $700 million in retirement assets.