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Auto enrollment blog posts
Incubate Small Retirement Accounts, Don’t Throw Them Away
Neal Ringquist, RCH EVP, addresses the US Chamber of Commerce's legislative recommendation to increase the Automatic Rollover limit to $10,000.
The ABCs of Auto Portability
This video presentation is designed to give the viewer a basic understanding of Auto Portability.
How Auto Portability Will Bridge the Minority 401(k) Participation Gap
Under-participation by minorities in America’s 401(k) system represents a significant economic disparity that requires creative, private-sector solutions.
What is Synthetic Tenure, and Why is it Important?
The easiest way for a plan participant to achieve lifetime participation in the U.S. retirement system is to work for the same employer for 40 years or more.
New Research Suggests Auto Portability Will Boost Auto Enrollment
When it comes to the 401(k) plan feature known as automatic enrollment, most industry observers seem to agree that it’s a good thing.
New Penalties for Lost Participants Take Effect
In November of 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to apply inflation adjustments to various penalties defined under the Federal Civil Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990.
Auto Enrollment: The Unintended Consequences, Part II (Research)
In his December 1, 2015 article (The unintended consequence of 401(k) auto-enrollment), RCH CEO Spencer Williams exposes the linkage between auto enrollment and lower average account balances. Based on Form 5500 data, Williams' analysis presents some excellent examples of industries where average balances are significantly lower in plans that have adopted auto enrollment compared to plans that have not. RCH's Tom Hawkins follows up that article with his own analysis, extending Williams' earlier work.
As 401(k) Cash Out Leakage Grows, So Does Need for Auto Portability
In his December 11th article in BenefitsPro (Addressing the Critical Problem of 401(k) Cash Outs), Nick Thornton draws much-needed attention to the magnitude of the 401(k) cash out leakage issue, due to the frictions associated with account portability when plan participants switch jobs. Thornton's article rightly emphasizes the need for automated portability similar to automatic enrollment and deferral increases - to effectively address the cash out problem.
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