The average 401(k) savings rate is at record-high levels, according to a Vanguard report. See how the current rate compares ...

By comparison, only 13% of participants that were auto-enrolled were between the ages of 50 and 64. The impact of auto enrollment on older participants is not as significant as many are either already ...

401(k) plan policies like auto-enrollment and auto-escalation have become popular. They aim to boost workers' retirement savings. Pioneering researchers found that the policies may be less ...

Auto Enrollment, Design Changes Lead To Better ... plans for academic faculties and staffs working at higher education institutions outperform the corporate sector due to automatic ...

SF: Will auto enrolment address population needs for retirement more efficiently? Describe for us what currently exists and then compare with the proposed system. SG: Jamaica operates a three ...

Saving for retirement may soon be mandatory with employers automatically enrolling new hires into plans when eligible. It's all part of the SECURE 2.0 Act, signed into law by Congress in December ...

Auto-enrollment in retirement plans has become more and more common in recent years. Starting with the 2025 tax year, the SECURE Act 2.0 will require employers that establish new 401(k) or 403(b ...

Automatic Enrollment Is the Key David C. John is a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation and deputy director of the Retirement Security Project . Updated February 27, 2011, 7:00 PM ...

During the 2022 open enrollment period in California’s Affordable Care Act Marketplace, we tested two interventions designed to reduce choice errors among low-income households enrolled in ...

The automatic enrollment provisions only apply to new 401(k) and 403(b) plans. Businesses with existing plans are grandfathered, so not all employees fall under the new automatic enrollment rules.

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 ...