GAO Report Reviews Retirement Security Efforts Outside the US
A longer window for workers to opt out of contributing to a retirement plan can harm participation, the research shows....
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Retirement Plan Participants Showed Resilience in Tough Times
Alight research into participants’ 401(k) activity in 2021 shows workers are still investing in the future.
Researchers Uncover Different Way to Encourage Retirement Savings
Research examined the effects of establishing future dates as new beginnings and opportunities to save for retirement
DC Plan Participant Savings Rates Can Be Boosted ‘By the Penny’
Reframing savings rates to pennies over percentages has proved useful in theory to boost participation and has shown success when...
Auto Re-enroll Bill Seeks to Improve Workers’ Long-Term Financial Stability
The bill would encourage plan sponsors to re-enroll nonparticipants at least once every three years.
Public Sector 403(b) Plans Have a Participation Problem
Nonetheless, there are ways governments can create more engaged employees and encourage workers to join defined contribution plan programs.
K-12 School Districts: Your Employees Are Confused About Retirement Benefits
Increased education and simplification will allow K-12 employees to better understand their options and how they can combine their benefits...
Gen Z Workers Get a Jumpstart on Savings
At the median, Generation Z workers started saving for retirement at age 19—significantly earlier than Millennials, who started saving on...
Workers Increasingly See Benefits of Auto-Enrollment
The majority of employees say it has gotten them on the retirement savings path at an earlier age.
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PSNC 2021: Helping Participants ‘Reset’
How plan sponsors can get participants back into a saving mode after a rough year.
How to Effectively Measure Retirement Plan Success
It’s important for plan sponsors to define plan goals and what they are going to measure, and the defined metrics...
Rep. Neal Releases Policy Priorities for Equity in Retirement Security
The Ways and Means Committee chairman sets out goals for Social Security benefits, MEPs and automatic features in his list.
Helping Workers Rebuild Their Retirement Savings Post-Pandemic
Plan sponsors should stress the need to save for retirement and allay fears about market volatility, among other things.
Emphasizing Retirement Savings for Young Part-Time Workers
Part-time employees that will be entering retirement plans under SECURE Act provisions might not have had any experience in saving...
Weaving Part-Time Employee Inclusion Into Retirement Plan Processes
The SECURE Act’s requirement to let part-time employees join 401(k)s demands a process for counting hours and creates opportunities to...
Past Performance of DC Plan Participants Is Not Indicative of Future Results
Important differences suggest that a look at DC plan participant actions during the Great Recession may not offer insight into...
Getting Ready to Include Part-Time Employees in Retirement Plans
401(k) plan sponsors need to understand all the parts of the new requirement and, for some, the long-term effects on...
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MetLife Offers Digital Enrollment for non-ERISA 403(b)s
With EnrollNow, participants receive support as they make important decisions such as selecting a deferral amount and choosing funding options.
Retirement Plan Non-Participants Likely to Participate Later
Reports of overall retirement plan participation can misrepresent the retirement preparedness of American workers, according to ICI, because data shows...
Small Business Employees Sorely Need Retirement Plan Coverage
LIMRA data shows nearly four in 10 workers say they began to save for retirement because their employer offered a retirement savings plan.