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Closing the Auto-Escalation Gap
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 →
Behavioral Finance and Plan Design: Four Ways to Boost Participation
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 →
SECURE Act Signed Into Law: What You Need to Know
On December 20th, President Trump signed into law the SECURE Act, the most comprehensive retirement reform package in a decade with wide-ranging impacts for both individuals and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The most impactful provisions are summarized below: 1. The age in which an individual must begin taking Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from retirement accounts has  Read More →

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