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Helping Employees Reach a Higher Level of Preparedness

October 6, 2017 | posted in: Plan Sponsor Corner | by

There are a variety of goals for any retirement plan. Surely one of the most important is to help employees reach a state of retirement readiness. This is no small task, considering that retirement may last 30 years or even longer for many people working today. The industry and employers continue to learn how best to accomplish this daunting goal. After all, in most cases employees cannot count on a pension. Yet they are often resistant to save. Accumulating enough on their own is a challenge for them and for their employers. Research indicates that a strategy in which companies view retirement in a holistic way can be extremely beneficial. It is the end goal, and should be informed and built in a way that considers both attitudes and other benefit programs.

Read more about what a successful retirement program should do here.