An employee pauses their retirement contributions. Should you intervene?

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  • Key insight: Discover how employers are becoming primary advisers on short-term versus retirement savings tradeoffs.
  • What’s at stake: Poor guidance risks long-term retirement shortfalls
  • Expert quote: Gaston: Employees trust employers; benefit leaders should present options, not technical definitive answers.
    Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review

Big expenses that require employees to reroute their finances are a given, but the option to divert their retirement contributions should not be taken lightly. Benefit leaders can guide workers to an educated decision, and help them make a plan. 

Lee Hafner
Editor

Lee joined the EBN team in 2022, and covers areas including caregiving, employee health and wellness, healthcare innovation, and company culture. She created EBN's popular Benefits in Action and … Read full bio


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