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Category: Insights for Employers

Are Small Businesses Required to Provide a 401(k) Match?

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As a small-business owner, if you’re thinking about sponsoring a 401(k) plan, you may wonder about a company match. Are small businesses required to offer a 401(k) match, or is it merely an option? The short answer is no, you don’t have to provide matching contributions to your employees’ 401(k) accounts, but there are good reasons to do it anyway. Below, we discuss the pros and cons of providing employer matching contributions as part of your 401(k) plan.

Strategies to Supercharge Your IRA & Maximize Returns

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Saving for retirement is a race, and you don’t want to fall behind into that group of slackers at the back of the pack. If you think it’s all about complicated investment strategies and other nebulous concepts out of your control that you don’t fully understand, it’s not. I mean, some of it is — but a lot of it isn’t. We’re here to tell you that there are things you can do to feather your retirement nest in a fluffier way. 

Is It Time for Your Small Business to Offer a 401(k)?

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You have a lot to consider when you’re thinking about starting a 401(k) at your small business. It’s a big step to take, and you want to make sure you’re ready. We have (predictably), put together a short list of things we think you should consider before sponsoring a 401(k) plan at your company, but we have also put together a list of things we think you should not consider. 

How to Establish a Vesting Schedule for Your Company’s 401(k)

If you are just starting a 401(k) at your company, you may be wondering about vesting. How should you decide what type of vesting schedule to establish? Does it really matter? Although some people might not think so, we think it matters, and the schedule you settle on can affect many aspects of your business. In this post, we explain how your choices matter to your business today, and in the future.

OregonSaves Pros & Cons

OregonSaves, the country’s first state-mandated Secure Choice retirement plan, celebrated its sixth birthday in 2023. It already has $200 million invested on behalf of the approximately 118,000 workers in the state who use the plan to save toward their retirement.