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A Closer Look At The Iras In State Automatic Enrollment Ira Programs, Kathryn L. Moore
A Closer Look At The Iras In State Automatic Enrollment Ira Programs, Kathryn L. Moore
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The United States faces a serious retirement savings funding gap. In an effort to fill that gap, a number of states and municipalities have begun to consider, and in some instances adopt, automatic enrollment IRA programs. Indeed, between September 2012 and June 2016, five states enacted state automatic enrollment IRA programs.
This Article takes a closer look at the IRAs in these state programs. It begins by providing an overview of the state laws creating automatic enrollment IRA programs. It then discusses the requirements that the state programs must satisfy in order to qualify as IRAs for purposes of the …