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Nearly Half of Employers Now Auto-Enroll Employees in 401(k) Plans, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds

In a trend that is likely to continue, nearly half of U.S. companies are automatically enrolling workers into 401(k) plans to encourage them to save for retirement, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm. The survey also found that the number of companies that use target-date or lifecycle funds as their default investment option has increased sharply in the last...

watsonwyatt.com. Added by Lauren Young on September 23, 2009

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Lauren Young shared a reaction in Employee Benefits 62 days ago

“38% of employers offer company stock as an investment option. The average allocation to company stock is 14%. Too high!”

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Lauren Young shared a reaction in Employee Benefits 62 days ago

“62% of companies use lifecycle or target-date funds as their default investment option, up from 38% in 2006.”

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Lauren Young shared a reaction in Employee Benefits 62 days ago

“1/3 of employers that do not currently auto-enroll workers in 401(k) plans are considering it, Watson Wyatt says.”

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Lauren Young shared a reaction in Baby Boomer Retirement, Recession Spending and Investing, Employee Benefits, Financial Advisers, Retirement Strategies 62 days ago

“Nearly half of U.S. companies are automatically enrolling workers into 401(k) plans. Is your employer doing it?”

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