Tag: employer match

United Auto Workers logo on the side of a brick building

How unusual is a 10-percent 401(k) contribution – with no required employee contribution? A reporter asked recently what I thought of the new 401(k) contribution rate in the United Auto Workers (UAW) agreement with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.  The companies have agreed to increase their 401(k) contributions from 6.4 percent 10 percent of pay…

Photo of a leaky pipe

The U.S. retirement savings system has always been a little leaky. But the leaks seem to be getting bigger. Some Americans are eyeing withdrawals from their 401(k) plans as the best of a few bad options for paying their rent or solving other cash-flow problems. As of May 8, 1.5 percent of retirement plan participants…