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Sort myths from the facts about NC Work and Save

Most everyone understands the importance of saving for retirement. Yet few people, unless their employers offer workplace retirement savings options like 401Ks, are doing so.

NC retirement savings option will help workers and small businesses

RALEIGH -- A simple way to start saving for retirement through payroll deductions may soon be a reality for over 1.7 million North Carolina workers who don't have access to pensions and 401Ks. The bi-partisan NC Work and Save bill (HB 899), introduced in the General Assembly in May, creates an easy-to-use, plug-and-play savings proposal requiring little effort or fiduciary responsibility from small businesses that want to offer their workers an important benefit.

Protect Yourself From Tax Fraud This Year

AARP is committed to keeping your finances safe from fraud this tax season. Before filing your tax returns, take a look at some tips and tricks to avoid scammers and keep your personal information protected:

A proposal to help workers save more for retirement

By Steve Hahn, JAN 25, 2021

Answers to the RETIREMENT CRISIS QUIZ below

On Social Security’s 85th Anniversary, Survey Finds Nearly All Americans View Social Security as an Important Program

Majority Believe it is More Important in Light of Pandemic

Baking the World a Better Place

By AARP Volunteer Sherree Lucas, MAR 3, 2020

Interview with Kirsten Fuchs, Baked Pie Company

Study committee named to help find ways NC workers can save more for retirement

RALEIGH -- With individual retirement savings being insufficient for millions of North Carolinians, in 2019, the General Assembly passed the Small Business Retirement Study -- a measure that will advise state lawmakers on the best way to establish retirement savings options that work best for small business owners and their employees.