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The retirement plan coverage gap, which undermines the financial security of millions of U.S. workers, is driven by the lack of plans among small employers. Despite various efforts by policymakers across several decades to develop affordable and simple plans, many small businesses still overestimate the cost and administrative burden required to offer a plan, perceiving…
Planning for retirement has always been hard, because people face numerous risks – including outliving their money (longevity risk), investment losses (market risk), unexpected health expenses (health risk), and the erosive impact of rapidly rising prices (inflation risk). Further complicating such planning are possible shifts in the public policy environment: changes to social insurance programs…
