Tag: OregonSaves

Multi ethic workers talking at construction site reviewing plans

Left to their own devices, Americans who lack a retirement savings plan at work do not usually take the initiative to set up an IRA and save on their own. Oregon lawmakers decided to do something about that, and a new study finds that their approach of requiring employers without a plan to automatically enro…

A sign that says what's your plan for retirement

Although COVID-19 has exposed alarming gaps in a health insurance system that revolves around the employer, the Affordable Care Act is one potential solution for workers who lack the employer coverage. There is nothing equivalent on the retirement side, however. Many workers between ages 50 and 64 are in jobs that provide neither health insuranc…