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Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
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Public Retirement Research Lab Debuts as Resource for Public DC Plans
In an effort to address the problem that national benchmark for public sector defined contribution plans has not…
SECURE Act Impact: 3% Reduction in Retirement Deficit?
Key provisions of the SECURE Act could reduce the U.S. retirement deficit by 3% or $115 billion for…
Emergency Fund Emergency: Financial Wellness Programs Rush to Aid of Unsaved Workers
There’s been a flood of information recently about Americans’ emergency savings—or perhaps more accurately, their lack thereof. This…
EBRI Finds Emergency Fund Assistance High on Employers’ Priority List
An employee that can’t cover an unexpected bill probably isn’t contributing to a 401k, right? And until they…
More Accurate Retirement Plan Research (Finally) on the Way
The Current Population Survey (CPS) from the U.S. Census Bureau is a perennial problem for industry research and…
HSA Balances Growing Despite Obstacles
To the surprise of no one paying attention, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are a significant and growing part…
OregonSaves Could Cut National Retirement Savings Deficit 12%, EBRI Says
What if OregonSaves were a national program? That’s a question the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) posed in…
401(k) Auto Portability ‘Significantly Reduces’ Retirement Savings Gap: EBRI
The numbers are in, and solid. The latest weapon in the auto revolution, auto portability, would reduce cashouts…
Gen X Families Seriously Lag Previous Generations in Financial Wellness
Reality really does bite. A new study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds Generation X families are…
What Would Happen if 401(k)s Went Away?
Do we really need 401(k)s and similarly designed employee-retirement plans? Is there anything better? What would happen if…