As a handful of states roll out employer-mandated retirement-savings programs for their workers, a group of researchers is now advocating for a nationwide policy, arguing that a universal mandate could dramatically boost savings rates and ease the strain on federal assistance programs.
“Today millions of American workers work hard but do not have an easy way to save for retirement, and too many have too little saved,” Angela Antonelli, executive director of Georgetown University’s Center for Retirement Initiatives, said recently during an online presentation discussing her group’s new research.
