Public Policy

Influential Coalition Backs Auto-Portability: Retirement Income Journal

Two 4/6/17 articles by Retirement Income Journal address the growing & influential coalition backing auto-portability.

The African-American Retirement Crisis: How Auto Portability Can Help

The African-American community faces a retirement crisis. Auto portability may be able to help resolve the crisis by helping to prevent cashouts and move retirement savings balances forward.

RCH in 401(k) Specialist: How Auto Portability Will Bridge the Minority Participation Gap

RCH's Tom Hawkins addresses how Auto Portability will help increase minority 401(k) participation by increasing auto enrollment.

RCH in BenefitsPro: An Infrastructure Project that Saves Trillions

In his 11/30/16 article in BenefitsPro, RCH's Tom Hawkins makes the case that reducing cashout leakage is one of America's most-beneficial infrastructure projects, saving trillions while costing taxpayers nothing.

A Different ‘Save’ to Consider During ‘National Save for Retirement Week’

As we prepare to observe National Save for Retirement Week (also known as “National Retirement Security Week”), scheduled for October 16-22, it’s a great opportunity to remember why we, as individuals, need to save for our retirement. But the sobering reality is that we are all being called upon to save retirement itself—by rescuing a retirement system that doesn’t work for millions of hardworking Americans.

RCH in 401K Specialist Magazine: 401k Auto Portability Goes To Washington

What happens when participants change jobs? The next big 401(k) issue to hit Washington lawmakers could be auto-portability.

RCH and EBRI Present Consolidated Testimony on Auto Portability

RCH and EBRI teamed up to present consolidated testimony to the ERISA Advisory Council on Auto Portability, the automation of plan-to-plan transfers for small accounts, when participants change jobs.

The testimony was presented jointly by Tom Johnson, RCH's EVP and Head of Policy Development, and Craig Copeland, EBRI's Senior Research Associate. Johnson and Copeland not only addressed the basics of Auto Portability -- what it is, why it's needed and how it works -- but also covered the latest key research findings and EBRI data that are highly-supportive.

PRESS RELEASE - Bipartisan Policy Center Calls for Improved Portability to Curb Cash-Out Leakage

Retirement Clearinghouse, LLC welcomes the report issued by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings which, among other proposals, recommends the adoption of processes that enable the seamless transfer of retirement savings between defined contribution plans when participants change jobs.