The great majority of retirement-age participants in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans leave those plans within five years of separation from their jobs, generally moving into an IRA rollover.

That's according to research from Vanguard, which found that after three years, only about 30 percent remain in their former employers' plans.

After five years, that drops to less than 20 percent.

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