Benefits Think Top 401(k) trends for 2018

Published January 17, 2018 12:48 PM EST 7 Min Read

Auto-enrollment, auto-escalation, participant investment advice and Roth 401(k) availability are among the important traits of a plan.

Robert C. Lawton

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Robert C. Lawton, AIF, CRPS is the founder and president of Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants, LLC. Mr. Lawton has over 30 years of retirement plan consulting and administration experience and has … Read full bio

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