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Retirement Made Simpler News
May 28, 2009
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In the News
Auto-Enrollment Alphabet Soup
If employers can successfully sort through the acronyms, auto-enrollment boosts 401(k) participation.
Employee Benefit News
IRS May Relax 401(k) Rule for Troubled Firms
The IRS is taking steps to ease financial pressures on companies that make automatic 401(k) plan contributions.
Business Insurance
Mandatory Enrollment: Now You See It, Now You Don`t
President Obama`s 2010 budget makes no mention of required auto enrollment. There won`t be mandatory automatic enrollment for 401(k) plans — at least for now.
Pensions & Investments
On our Site
The Next Generation of Automatic 401(k) Plans
According to an annual survey conducted by the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, the average deferral percentage in automatic enrollment plans is a mere 3%. Automatic escalation of contributions can gradually increase employees’ overall contributions to 401(k)s.
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The Business Case for 401(k) Automatic Enrollment
Automatic enrollment and escalation improve nondiscrimination performance by inducing participation by more moderately compensated and lower-paid employees. When these workers don’t participate, they depress the non-highly paid group’s average contribution level.
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