Two of the most widely used mechanisms to improve participation in 401(k) plans – automatic enrollment and automatic escalation of contribution rates – may be much less effective than previously ...
If your employer’s 401(k) plan has auto-enrollment, you’ll automatically start making contributions to your account once you’re eligible. Under a federal law enacted in 2022, most new 401(k) plans ...
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual shared responsibility penalty was reduced to $0 in 2017, effectively repealing the individual mandate and removing a key means of reducing uninsurance. For ...
Workers will be able to save more easily for retirement with a proposed move that would automatically enroll them in 401(k) plans and other retirement savings plans. Among the Secure 2.0 provisions in ...