Tom Hawkins is Retirement Clearinghouse's Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for RCH's marketing and research initiatives, including development of original content, RCH's internet presence, digital marketing and industry research.
Prior to joining Retirement Clearinghouse, Hawkins performed multiple roles at MassMutual Financial Group, including the CEO of MassMutual Japan, Regional Executive / Latin America & Europe, and Division Head, Structured Settlements. At First Union National Bank, Hawkins led the International
How to Address the Achilles’ Heel of State Auto-IRA Programs
A case can be made that the incorporation of retirement savings portability is precisely what these programs need
Key 401(k) Portability Finding in EBRI’s Retirement Confidence Survey
'Understanding what 401k participants need and what they want is vital to effecting change'
How to Fill the ‘Leaky’ 401(k) Bucket
Who’s cashing out and why?
Toward a Sustainable and ‘Greener’ 401(k) System
Efforts to make our 401k system more efficient, sustainable, and equitable for all represents a better approach
How Auto Portability Helps Women, Minorities and Lower-Income Workers
Auto portability is exactly the response from the private sector that you would hope for and expect
The ‘Fix’ for Missing 401k Participants and Forgotten Accounts
Auto portability’s active measures stand in contrast to more reactive approaches,
4 Reasons Why 401(k) Auto Portability is Inevitable
'I’ve never been more confident about the prospects for auto portability than I am right now'
Solving 401(k) Portability and Cashout Leakage a Key DOL Priority
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Labor for Retirement, stressed the need to address the persistent problem of portability and leakage at EBRI’s recent Public Policy Forum
A Brief History of 401(k) Auto Portability (and Why it Matters)
It's at least eight years in the making
4 Reasons Why 401(k) Auto Portability Can’t Wait
The fact is auto portability is here and working