Opinions | January 10th, 2023 Time for SECURE 3.0 America has a retirement crisis, and SECURE 2.0 takes some important steps to address it, but they are not enough.
Compliance | January 9th, 2023 Plan Creation in a Post-SECURE 2.0 World SECURE 2.0 creates new tax credits and requires automatic features that will shape plan creation going forward.
Administration | December 30th, 2022 Plan Design Features ‘Moving the Needle’ for Workers’ Retirement Re-enrollment and auto-sweeps can result in greater savings rates.
Data and Research | September 9th, 2022 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....
Data and Research | July 26th, 2022 Mega DC Plans Nudge Workers to Increase Savings The 50 largest Northern Trust Asset Management plan sponsors are using auto-escalation to boost savings, but they are not focused...
Data and Research | July 18th, 2022 401(k) Participation is High, But Few Contribute Up To IRS Limit Gen Z women surpass the men in accumulated retirement savings with higher account balances on average, says a new report.
Data and Research | June 7th, 2022 Americans Kept Saving in 2021 Vanguard's annual report credits measures such as automatic escalation for helping to keep participants saving through COVID-19.
Ask the Experts | May 24th, 2022 At What Rate Should Rehires Be Auto-Enrolled Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Data and Research | May 3rd, 2019 Plan Design Progression Leading to Higher Retirement Savings Participation rates were nearly 96% higher for plans—a difference of 40 percentage points—with auto enrollment; the usage of auto escalation...
Participants | March 26th, 2019 Shorter Employee Tenure Demands Progressive Plan Design A worker’s tenure plays into his eligibility to join and his level of engagement with retirement plans, and for this...
Data and Research | March 21st, 2019 Nearly Half of State and Local Government Employees Approve of Auto-Enrollment If they were automatically enrolled into a defined contribution plan, 77% say they would remain in the plan.
Compliance | January 2nd, 2018 House Bill Seeks Retirement Plan ‘Simplification and Enhancement’ Alongside numerous changes, the bill seeks to eliminate the current 10% cap on automatically-increased deferral rates of employees who are...
Participants | September 11th, 2017 Most Participants Not Receiving Retirement Savings Advice Of those who do seek retirement investments advice, financial advisers are the most utilized source, according to a survey by...