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government
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Auto-Enrollment in Government Plans Grows Big, But Auto-Escalation Lags: Report
MissionSquare Research Institute report shows 17 states and District of Columbia have adopted auto-enrollment features
October 25, 2023
Social Security Checks Still Sent in Event of Government Shutdown
With a partial federal government shutdown on tap if an agreement isn’t reached by midnight Saturday, Social Security beneficiaries can rest assured benefits will still be paid
September 29, 2023
ACA Redux? We Don’t Need a Retirement Plan ‘Public Option’
A pair of academics are out with (yet another) policy proposal to address the retirement crisis, the assumption…
July 11, 2019
So Close! What Happens to Plans for Retirement When a Shutdown Hits?
As if concerns over sequence-of-return risk weren’t enough, now add a government shutdown to the list of worries…
January 13, 2019
Employers Vs. Government: Who Wins in Retirement Security?
Employees believe employers can improve their retirement security to a much greater degree than the government, and would…
April 11, 2018
Why Tax-Cut Trickery Over 401(k) Limits Won’t Fly
Bloomberg is out with one of the sillier opinion pieces about the supposed problems plaguing retirement plans, and…
October 27, 2017