In march of 20 20, only 15 % of people had access to a defined benefit plan. More and more people are having to rely on voluntary contribution types of pension plants. It's difficult for people to even know how much money they needit for retirement. People hate exactly you have to sign up for things. And so automating more of the retirement saving process is kind of a way to get over that kind of inertia.
But somehow it got very scary.
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