I've got to take stock of all the adrenaline this country's been running on lately. Employers appear to be in a hiring frenzy, and now our retirement plans are on a roll.
But how long will the party last? Even with an uptick in worker contributions and company matches in the first quarter, how can we concur we're now a country of savers?
Facts about how we've been able to boost 401(k)s show most accounts (two-thirds) were buoyed by market gains, and a portion of the increase can be traced back to automatic escalation, when workers' paycheck deductions are increased each year unless they opt out.
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