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Does bad economy = smaller retirement saving?


August 20, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Incentives, Latest News & Views, Money, Pay

Most of us assume that in tough economic times, employees tend to contribute less to their retirement funds, and maybe that’s what you’re seeing in your organization. But what really is normal during tough times? And how can you tell if your employees contributions are in the range of normal? Fidelity Investments looked at 17,000 plans and came up with an answer.

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