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Senior Director of Retirement & Investor Research at ICI Sarah Holden on Features of 401(k) Plans, Including the Potential for "Free Money"

Best Friends Finance

English - August 25, 2020 01:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
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How many Economists with a PhD who study retirement and policy trends, as well as the behaviors of an investor do you know? We know one! 

Sarah Holden is the Senior Director of Retirement and Investor Research at Investment Company Institute, the leading global association of regulated funds. Despite that hefty title, Sarah uses plain English to make retirement and investment concepts clear.  In this episode, she shares the three steps every worker should take to make the most of a workplace IRA or an individual IRA.  

Learn how America’s retirement system works for you, the difference between the types of plans and the smartest ways to save in them.  If you’re ready to take your retirement to the next level and do some financial housekeeping, you won’t want to miss our conversation with Sarah!

Here is a list of neutral websites Sarah references: 

RESOURCE CENTERS

https://www.ici.org/401k

https://www.ici.org/iraresource

 

ICI EDUCATION FOUNDATION

http://icief.org/index.html

 

FINRA BROKER CHECK

https://www.finra.org/investors/learn-to-invest/choosing-investment-professional/about-brokercheck

 

DOL SMALL EMPLOYER SITE

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/retirement/smallbusiness

 

SEC INVESTOR EDUCATION

https://www.investor.gov/contact-us

SOCIAL SECURITY

https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/