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Thomas Hawkins
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The Saver’s Match and Auto Portability: A Powerful Combination
Tom Hawkins says combining the power of the upcoming SECURE 2.0 change with the efficiency of auto portability provides a unique opportunity to create a more inclusive, effective retirement savings system
The Accelerating Adoption of Auto Portability: A Market Adoption Theory Perspective
Tom Hawkins says market adoption theory provides a useful framework for explaining why auto portability is on the cusp of becoming a mainstream feature in retirement plans
The Compelling Case for Women and Auto Portability
Tom Hawkins illustrates how women face unique retirement savings challenges that auto portability can address
Dressing Up Traditional Automatic Rollovers
Tom Hawkins explains how the many flaws of traditional automatic rollover IRAs can be overcome with a low-fee transitional safe harbor IRA
4 Compelling Reasons for Plan Sponsors to Adopt Auto Portability
Tom Hawkins shares why it’s OK to be an early adopter as the industry is quickly embracing this new plan feature
SECURE 2.0’s Saver’s Match: The Promise and The Challenges
Tom Hawkins explores four key themes associated with the impactful SECURE 2.0 provision set to replace the Saver’s Credit for tax years following 2027
The Truth About Old-School Automatic Rollovers
Tom Hawkins explains why new-school automatic rollovers incorporating auto-portability are the future—and why old-school rollovers need to go away
6 Steps to a Strong Missing Participant Policy
Retirement Clearinghouse’s Tom Hawkins shares keys to building a policy that will fulfill a plan sponsor’s fiduciary duty
America’s Mobile Workforce Meets Their Saver’s Match
Tom Hawkins says the new program is poised to deliver significant benefits for lower-income savers
A More Enlightened Approach to Uncashed Distribution Checks
How auto portability can solve the problem of uncashed checks that draw regulatory scrutiny and could trigger a plan audit