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October 04, 2010 at 08:00 PM
Retirement plan contributions ought to increase automatically once participants hit age 45, many workers say.
LIMRA, Windsor, Conn., has published that finding in a summary of results from an online survey of about 300 consumers who participate in or have access to a 401(k) plan or other defined contribution (DC) plan.
Of the total, 38% are automatically enrolled in their DC plans; 21% have plans with automatic contribution “escalation” features; and 16% have both automatic enrollment and escalation.
About 22% of the participants said they want the automatic contribution increase to be 1% annually starting at age 45. And 45%–most notably employees $75,000 or more annually–say they want the increase to be 2% or more annually.
