Of all generational cohorts, older millennials are most likely to generate enough income to retire comfortably, according to the latest Vanguard Retirement Readiness report.

Specifically, millennials aged 37-41 have the greatest chance of landing a comfortable retirement.

  • edric
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    161 year ago

    I think what they meant was 401k enrollment is now included in new employee onboarding by default in most places now.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      Ive still never had that, Im over 30 and the only retirement account I have I made myself outside of work.

        • @[email protected]
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          1 year ago

          I work in Human Care like about 25% of millennials, I don’t know many people whos orgs offered retirement to them, a lot make their employees purchase insurance through the ACA, ive seen ‘How to apply for ACA’ in onboarding handbooks and handouts, but retirement is rarer.

            • @[email protected]
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              11 year ago

              IRS defines 403B plans, which are similar to 401k, but specific to teaching. Also public school teachers have retirement plans through unions (at least in NY, MA, CA)

            • @[email protected]
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              01 year ago

              You can’t trust pensions. Goldman Sachs will just dump it all in mortgage backed securities

              • @[email protected]
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                11 year ago

                This is one way 401k and similar plans are better than pensions: you own the money, immediately

                While pensions were historically a lot higher value, there have been too many ways to lose it. Not spend ten years at the company? Gone. Company goes bankrupt? Gone. Company not funding their commitment? Gone.

                With a 401k, I own the money immediately, can take it with me no matter how short term an employee I am, keep it even if the company is bankrupt, and most importantly, I decide how to invest it (that could be bad but it’s still my choice)

        • bluGill
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          31 year ago

          Any medium or larger company will give everyone a 401k because it is good for the executives and 401k rules require you offer them to everyone not just the high wage earners (there are exceptions to this rule). Plus investment companies make is relatively easy to offer this type of thing to everyone.