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Retirement Clearinghouse in the News
Find news articles referencing RCH and our services, including Auto Portability
CRR Offers Retirement Policy Suggestions to the DOL
PLANSPONSOR’s Rebecca Moore examines the Center for Retirement Research’s (CRR) report “An Analysis of Retirement Models to Improve Portability and Coverage,” presented to the Department of Labor in February 2018. One of the report’s key recommendations includes the establishment of a clearinghouse to automatically move small balances forward, a framework now widely-known as auto portability.
RCH in BenefitsPro: 401(k) consolidation: What every plan sponsor should know
Plan sponsors know that an explosion of small-balance 401(k) accounts held by terminated participants can create problems, but few sponsors are clear on the underlying causes, and fewer still understand how they can utilize consolidation programs to solve the problem. In his 6/6/18 article in BenefitsPRO, RCH’s Tom Hawkins offers plan sponsors a framework to understand and address the small account problem, applying proven solutions that promote account consolidation.
RCH's Nigel Christopher Comes Out Swinging to Defeat Autism
Nigel Christopher, RCH Retirement Specialist and table tennis champion, competes this Saturday, June 2nd in the Table Tennis Takeover, a local round-robin tournament benefiting ACEing Autism, a unique charity that utilizes the sport to positively impact children affected by autism. Nigel, along with Gregory Riley, another top-rated player from the Charlotte Table Tennis Club(CTTC), appeared Wednesday, May 30th on WBTV 's Morning Break to promote the event and to showcase their talents.
NAPA Net Covers Women's 401(k) Cashout Stats, Features RCH Research
NAPA Net's Ted Godbout covers the May 22nd WISER roundtable, where RCH EVP Tom Johnson revealed new statistics highlighting the cashout problem for women with small 401(k) balances. Godbout goes on to examine the "portability solution" -- where auto portability could preserve the savings of 1 million women, on an annual basis, and 42 million women over a generation.
401k Specialist: Understanding (And Solving) The Problem Of Women’s 401k ‘Leakage’
At a May 22nd, 2018 Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) roundtable, RCH EVP Tom Johnson debuts new women's 401(k) cashout leakage statistics. This important new data highlights the challenges that women face in preserving their small-balance 401(k) retirement savings when changing jobs, and also points to the promise of auto portability to preserve these savings in order to achieve higher balance levels, where more virtuous behaviors can prevail.
RCH in EBN: 401(k) account consolidation: The key to reducing lost participants
In his latest article in Employee Benefit News, RCH’s President & CEO Spencer Williams takes on the predicament of missing participants, making the case that widespread adoption of auto portability is the most effective solution to the problem. Supporting his views with foundational research, Williams points to auto portability’s twin benefits of locating current addresses and consolidating small, stranded accounts as outcomes that collectively satisfy plan sponsors' fiduciary responsibilities, create financial wellness for participants and preserve $1.5 trillion in retirement savings over a generation.
GOBankingRates feature advice from RCH's Neal RIngquist
In the 5/17/18 article "10 Easy ways Every Boomer Can Catch Up on Retirement Savings" journalist Cameron Huddleston offers Baby Boomers advice on how they can still save for retirement, quoting Neal Ringquist, RCH's EVP of Sales & Marketing.
Helping Plan Sponsors Deal with the Missing Participant Problem
In his 5/17/18 article for NAPA Net, noted industry researcher Warren Cormier takes a deep dive into the problem of missing participants, summarizing the findings of a recent Retirement Clearinghouse (RCH) study that measured the magnitude of the problem, identified participant behaviors and uncovered important demographic trends. In search of solutions, Cormier turns to RCH CEO Spencer Williams, and their discussion focuses on "Auto Locate" as the most-promising financial technology to address the problem.
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