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Given that only about half of private sector workers are covered by an employer-sponsored plan at any given time, 16 states have launched – or are in the process of launching – auto-IRA programs that require employers without a plan to auto-enroll their workers in a Roth IRA.  While these programs will help those without…

Grandparents giving food to granddaughter on a leather couch

The gap in wealth between Black and White households has plagued the United States for more than a century.  One reason for the lack of progress may be a disparity in will-writing by race – Black households are far less likely to have a valid will than their White counterparts.  Having a will is associated…

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