Episode No. 12: From Here to Retirement Security, Featuring Bob Reynolds, President and CEO, Great West Financial and Putnam Investments
American Benefits Podcast
English - October 17, 2017 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsGovernment Business policy americanbenefitscouncil benefits employeebenefits employees employers employersponsored healthcare largeemployers retirement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As lawmakers get closer and closer to tax reform – and have to find a way to pay for it – it is becoming increasingly likely that they will seek to alter the tax incentives supporting workplace retirement savings. Bob Reynolds, president and CEO of Great West Financial and Putnam Investments, sees this as a dangerous and counter-productive change to our national retirement savings policy.
Reynolds’ new book, From Here to Security, describes the history and strengths of the 401(k) savings system and makes the case for building on that system by making wise policy decisions to enhance their effectiveness. In this episode, he talks with host Jason Hammersla about workplace coverage challenges, the power of automatic features and other opportunities to strengthen the system.