Benefits | May 6th, 2026 CalSavers Lowers Fees The country’s largest state auto-IRA program cut fixed annual fees by $3 per participant and reduced asset-based fees by 10...
Benefits | April 30th, 2026 Trump Signs Executive Order Launching IRA Web Site The order calls for the Department of the Treasury to launch TrumpIRA.gov by January 1, 2027, and promote awareness of...
Data and Research | April 30th, 2026 Morningstar Simulation Projects Strong Saving Gains From Federal Roth Auto-IRA The firm projected the plan would add between $635 billion and $983 billion in retirement saving under baseline scenarios.
Benefits | April 10th, 2026 State-Facilitated Retirement Program Growth Continues Mississippi enacts the newest state-run program, while Tennessee lawmakers change gears, substituting a measure to have the state serve as...
Compliance | January 29th, 2026 New Jersey Expands Auto-IRA Program Employers with at least 10 employees must now participate or offer their own plan.
Benefits | January 23rd, 2026 Philadelphians to Vote on Retirement Savings Program Mayor Cherelle Parker approved legislation that allows voters to decide whether to approve the Philly Saves program.
Benefits | December 30th, 2025 State Auto-IRA Programs Lead to More Employers Offering Plans Employer plans are ‘the more expensive way to comply with the law,’ however, according to public policy research.
Compliance | December 16th, 2025 Federal Auto-IRA Bill for Uncovered Workers Reintroduced in House The legislation would require employers which lack a retirement plan but have at least 10 employees to automatically enroll employees...
Benefits | December 5th, 2025 Minnesota Secure Choice to Launch in January 2026 Employer compliance mandates are scheduled to take effect on April 1 next year.
Benefits | October 9th, 2025 New York Secure Choice Launches Employers who are required to comply with the state-run retirement savings program will be notified and provided with registration details.
Administration | October 3rd, 2025 New York Employers Next Up for ‘Secure Choice’ Enrollment in the state-run program is expected to become mandatory for qualifying companies this fall, according to a government fact...
Benefits | September 26th, 2025 Connecticut, Rhode Island Finalize Partnership for State Auto-IRAs The two will jointly offer retirement savings accounts to private sector workers who lack access to an employer-sponsored plan.
Benefits | August 15th, 2025 WA Saves Seeks Program Consultant The selected firm will provide technical and administrative expertise for the state auto-IRA program’s development, compliance and more.
Benefits | August 1st, 2025 What’s Driving the Small Plan Market? Federal tax incentives and other state policy efforts have led to more retirement plans available for employees of small businesses.
Benefits | July 2nd, 2025 Massachusetts Legislature Approves Auto-IRA Program Both houses of the legislature voted in favor of the FY 2026 budget bill, which includes the provision creating the...
Benefits | April 30th, 2025 Nevada Joins Interstate Auto-IRA Consortium Led by Colorado Treasury The state programs, administered by Vestwell, expect the partnership to reduce costs.
Data and Research | March 17th, 2025 State-Facilitated Retirement Plans Near $2B, but Access Gaps Remain At least 59 million U.S. private sector workers lack access to workplace retirement plans, according to Georgetown University’s Center for...
Data and Research | December 4th, 2024 State Auto-IRA Challenges Demonstrate Need for Federal Retirement Program, per BPC A recent paper published by the Bipartisan Policy Center pointed out flaws in auto-IRA programs and argued in support of...
Benefits | December 4th, 2024 New Jersey Auto-IRA Program Reaches $1M in Retirement Savings Approved in 2019, RetireReady NJ launched in July in coordination with Vestwell.
Benefits | November 20th, 2024 Rhode Island Partners With Connecticut to Launch Auto-IRA Program A pilot program of RISavers administered by Vestwell is expected to begin in the spring of 2025, with a full...