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BenefitsPRO Features RCH Missing Participant Survey
BenefitsPRO's Marlene Satter adds her voice to the retirement industry media covering the ground-breaking Missing Participant Survey (link) by Boston Research Technologies and Retirement Clearinghouse. Satter cites key findings from the survey and quotes executives Warren Cormier and Spencer Williams.
401k Specialist: How Bad Is The 401k ‘Missing Participant’ Problem?
In his March 14, 2018 article in 401k Specialist, Editor John Sullivan covers the new, joint survey conducted by Boston Research Technologies (BRT) and RCH on the problem of missing participants. The article quotes RCH Founder, President and CEO Spencer Williams and Sullivan notes that the findings are "another arrow in the quiver for 401k auto portability."
PLANADVISER: Stranded Retirement Accounts Bigger Problem for Low Income, Millennials
PLANADVISER covers the 3/13/18 release of the joint Boston Research Technologies / Retirement Clearinghouse Missing Participant Survey, recapping the survey's key findings, and mentioning earlier research conducted by Retirement Clearinghouse on simulating the effects of auto portability.
PLANSPONSOR: Insights on Retirement Plan Stranded Accounts
PLANSPONSOR's Rebecca Moore covers the 3/13/18 release of the joint Boston Research Technologies / Retirement Clearinghouse Missing Participant Survey, recapping the survey's key findings, and mentioning earlier research conducted by Retirement Clearinghouse in simulating the effects of auto portability.
A new solution to tackle the old problem of missing 401(k)s
In his latest article in Employee Benefit News, RCH's Spencer Williams breaks new ground in addressing the age-old problem of missing participants. Citing new research from RCH and Boston Research Technologies showing that 67% of inactive plan participants can be found via "auto locate" technology, Williams argues that the auto locate process will revolutionize the location of missing participants and finally bring an end to the insanity of "doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result."
Employees Cash Out 401(k)s in Record Numbers
In her 2/14/18 article, Workforce Magazine's Patty Kujawa examines the ongoing dilemma of 401(k) cashout leakage, quoting RCH's Spencer Williams as well as Keith Overly, Executive Director of the state of Ohio's defined contribution plan. Both agree that cashouts are a big problem and emphasize different aspects of its prevention, with Williams focusing on measures that make it easier to move retirement savings forward when participants change jobs.
Why We Urgently Need A ‘Sustainable’ 401k Defined Contribution System
In his latest article in 401k Specialist, RCH's Tom Hawkins makes the case for creating a 'sustainable' 401(k) defined contribution system. According to Hawkins, the current 401(k) system is unsustainable due to 1) rampant cashout leakage, 2) an explosion of small-balance accounts and 3) a surge in missing participants. Auto portability, says Hawkins, can address these problems and bring sustainability to our defined contribution system.
RCH in BenefitsPRO: Why CSIRTs are crucial to cybersecurity in the financial industry
In his latest article in BenefitsPRO, RCH Chief Information Officer Mike Goode addresses the critical importance of the Computer Security Incident Response Team, or CSIRT, and advocates for increases coordination of CSIRT teams in the retirement industry.