Retirement Security Matters: May 20, 2021
Did you miss us?! We took a spring break to fit those COVID vaccines in. While we’ve been laying around developing antibodies like mad, there’s been *so much* going on in the world of retirement security! You will not want to miss:
Mark Iwry on the concept of Automatic – and how getting there really wasn’t …
Fresh state stats: funded accounts are up 25% year to date!
Turning ‘Negative Elections’ into Automatic!: a true story
How did the “automatic” enrollment movement in retirement readiness start — and what were the unexpected twists and turns along the way? We talk with J. Mark Iwry, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury, serving concurrently as the Treasury Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Retirement and Health Policy. Great insights here!
Grant’s Go-To’s: SFRP Withdrawals - Pandemic Panic or Panacea?
SFRPs taking a hit during the pandemic? Despite concerns about how pandemic related un- and underemployment might increase withdrawals from state-facilitated retirement savings programs (SFRPs), contributions remained steady and withdrawals increased only slightly.