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Senior man calculating finances

The brief’s key findings are: Progress in the 401(k) system stalled in the wake of the economic crisis, according to the 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances data. Despite an increase in auto-enrollment, the percent of employees not participating ticked up. And 401(k) contributions slipped, while leakages through cash outs, loans, and hardship withdrawals increased. As a result,…

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Progress Stalls for Young Adults

The promise of America is progress, but that progress stalled for the youngest generation: U.S. workers under age 45 earned dramatically less than workers who were that same age a decade ago, the Federal Reserve Board’s latest survey shows. For Americans 35 through 44, the median household income – the income that falls in t…

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