Only around half of Americans participate in a workplace retirement savings plan, but auto-enrollment can change that. solidcolours/iStock via Getty Images In 2022 the government passed the Securing a ...

If your employer’s 401(k) plan has auto-enrollment, you’ll automatically start making contributions to your account once you’re eligible. Under a federal law enacted in 2022, most new 401(k) plans ...

Employers are increasingly putting workers' 401(k) plan savings on autopilot. But the positive impact of automated retirement savings is more muted than initially thought, new research finds.

Automatically enrolling workers in a retirement plan is one of the most powerful tools policymakers and retirement plan sponsors have found to increase retirement savings. A bill making its way ...

If you're struggling to save for retirement, some new changes to retirement savings plans that went live earlier this year could make it easier. Several new provisions of the SECURE Act 2.0 went live ...

IMGCAP(1)]There has been a significant trend in recent years to add automatic features to 401(k) retirement plans. The most common, automatic enrollment, is a feature that automatically enrolls new ...

In 401(k) plans with voluntary enrollment — meaning employees have to actively sign up — women are more likely to participate than men. The largest difference is in the $50,000-to-$74,999 income range ...

Employers are increasingly putting workers' 401(k) plan savings on autopilot. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. But the positive impact of automated retirement savings ...

More workers are following experts’ advice in saving for retirement, even when finances feel precarious. It’s happening because 401(k) plans are using a simple human trait to guide us: our inclination ...