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Surging Credit Card Debt: Strategies for Employers to Help Bolster Retirement Readiness
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With U.S. credit card debt recently soaring to a record high of $1.08 trillion, employers face a pivotal moment. This staggering amount, a $48 billion escalation since the second quarter and a $154 billion increase year-over-year, is a cautionary signal for Americans’ financial stability. The compounding pressures of post-pandemic recovery and inflation have pushed household  Read More →
Hardship Distributions Surge: Strategies for a Troubling Trend
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More and more workers are taking hardship distributions from their 401(k) accounts, a recent report shows. Bank of America’s June 2023 Participant Pulse study reveals nearly 16,000 participants withdrew money to cover a financial hardship in Q2 of this year — up 36% compared to the same quarter in 2022. At the same time, the  Read More →
Customized Content is Good Medicine for Retirement Readiness
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From recent college grads struggling with student debt to seasoned professionals planning an imminent retirement, participants’ financial needs and goals are as diverse as the workforce they’re part of. In response, many organizations have chosen to implement a multi-faceted financial wellness offering. According to the 2022 PLANSPONSOR Recordkeeping Survey, four in 10 recordkeepers have an  Read More →

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