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UPFRONT
The Compounding Effect-in Reverse
MANY Americans faced a financial hit
related to COVID-19; their retirement
savings may have suffered as well.
To help employees-specifically
retirement plan participants-who
were laid off or furloughed, last year's
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic
Security (CARES) Act made it possible
to tap into their retirement plan savings
through increased distribution and loan
amounts if they needed the money to
make ends meet.
Fidelity Investments' " Pandemic
Impact " research, conducted last
September, found that employees were
not only affected by permanent or temporary
job loss during the pandemic but
that 5% stepped out of their jobs due to
caregiving responsibilities. Nearly half
(48%) of respondents said they or their
spouse/partner were considering leaving
work or reducing their current work
hours, due to family needs. Women were
twice as likely as men to decide to leave
work to meet caregiving responsibilities.
" The problem compounds because
women tend to live longer and will need
more to live on, " notes Wei Hu, vice president
of financial research at Edelman
Financial Engines.
Aside from the pandemic, individuals
might experience their own personal
financial crises and, in turn, stop saving
for retirement or withdraw money from
their retirement plan account.
When a crisis happens-be it a
personal loss of income or a spouse losing
a job- " we see the innocence of people
reacting to the moment, " says Ted Beal
Jr., executive vice president with Equitable
Advisors. People quickly turn to what they
can do to manage their monthly cash flow
and do not realize the impact their actions
may have, he says.
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" It's important to show them, " Beal
says. " Plan sponsors don't always do that,
but it's important to get that message
through. "
Retirement plan professionals spend
considerable time talking about the rate
of return on investment (ROI), but,
with retirement planning, other things
often have a greater effect, observes Ed
Farrington, head of retirement and institutional
investing at Natixis Investment
Managers.
" A person's contribution rate, consistency
in making deferrals and the length
of time he contributes are of greater
significance for account balances, "
Farrington says. " So taking a break from
contributing has a tremendous impact.
Many folks were out of work so they
couldn't contribute, but some became
scared and suspended contributions. "
In addition, Farrington notes that

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