Tag: emergency savings

piggy bank on life buoy on water

Maybe it‘s time to rethink adding a credit card to 401(k) accounts! Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021, which would allow 401(k) participants one penalty-free distribution of up to $1,000 each year to deal with financial emergencies.   The rationale is that low-paid workers…

Hand putting mix coins and seed into 4 clear bottles that are increasing in number of coins and size of plants

Or else people will tap their retirement savings when the roof leaks. As many of you may know, several states – California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, and Oregon – are in the process of setting up retirement programs for their uncovered private sector workers.  These programs consist of a mandate on employers without retirement plans to…