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Closing the Auto-Escalation Gap
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High participation rates don’t always translate to high deferral rates. According to the 2022 Callan Defined Contributions Trend Survey, three-quarters of DC plans offer auto-enrollment, while only two-thirds provide an auto-escalation feature. This discrepancy is concerning, as deferral increases over time are critical in helping participants achieve their retirement savings goals. Stagnant contribution levels contribute  Read More →
Offboarding Employees from Your Retirement Plan
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A full two-thirds of employees don’t receive guidance on managing their retirement plan benefits while offboarding. Leaving 401(k) or 403(b) balances behind can result in orphaned accounts that sit unmonitored and unmanaged by participants for years — as opposed to remaining an active part of their retirement planning. But this type of neglect can also  Read More →
Behavioral Finance and Plan Design: Four Ways to Boost Participation
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Though many employees are aware that behaviors such as enrolling in and contributing sufficiently to their company 401(k) or 403(b) can help them prepare for a successful retirement, too often they fail to develop the necessary saving and investing habits. One reason for this may be an outsized influence of emotion, biases, and faulty heuristics  Read More →

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