{"id":3652,"date":"2025-07-02T16:25:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2025-07-02T16:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:25:44","slug":"july-2025-client-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/july-2025-client-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2025 Client Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/July_2025_Client_Profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3653\" style=\"width:438px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/July_2025_Client_Profile.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/July_2025_Client_Profile-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/July_2025_Client_Profile-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Connie and her son own a manufacturing business with about 150 employees. She wants to increase the business&#8217;s 401(k) plan participation. Connie has read that auto-enrollment can successfully boost participation but wonders if the cost of auto-enrollment is worth the increased participation they may get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s not alone. A Center for Retirement Research study* shows that cost is the most common reason small businesses setting up 401(k) plans don\u2019t go with auto-enrollment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Connie may find this isn\u2019t necessarily true in the long run. A professional advisor may be able to show Connie plans that have auto-enrollment and escalation built into their systems and offer legally compliant and effective employee communications as part of their standard services package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, with increasing contribution levels, automatic savings can accelerate asset accumulations and lower plan fees. Auto enrollment is highly effective but can be more costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sub><em>*Center for Retirement Research at Boston College<\/em><br><em>Client Profile is based on a hypothetical situation. The solutions discussed may or may not be appropriate for you.<\/em><\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connie and her son own a manufacturing business with about 150 employees. She wants to increase the business&#8217;s 401(k) plan participation. Connie has read that auto-enrollment can successfully boost participation but wonders if the cost of auto-enrollment is worth the increased participation they may get. She\u2019s not alone. 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