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The Clark Howard Podcast

11.29.23 SAVE MORE Automatically / Retirement Abroad - Pros & Cons

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.64.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Clark has new evidence to back up something he’s long been in favor of - automatic enrollment in retirement savings plans. How some states are making saving for retirement automatic for the people. And how you can make it happen for yourself. Also, have you ever dreamed of retiring abroad to save money? Clark offers three main areas of consideration before making a decision. Automatic SAVING: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Retiring Abroad: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: More states are offering auto-enrollment retirement plans, and they seem to be working Why automatic savings works: How to do it & the best ways to save How To Open a Roth IRA Are You Following Clark's Maximum Auto Loan Length Rule? Is the Privacy App Permission Slip Worth It? A Review Is a Costco Executive Membership Worth It? The Pros and Cons of Retiring Abroad Where Would Clark Howard Live if Not in the United States? Combating Spoofed Robocalls with Caller ID Authentication How To Stop Spam Calls for Good Top Travel Deals - Clark Howard / How To Find Cheap Flights in 3 Easy Steps Upside App Review: 6 Things To Know Before You Sign Up Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

New from DurX, 7 different vibrations you'll want to put on repeat.

0:15.0

Now available at boots and at duerX.co. UK. It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show. You know our mission is to serve you with knowledge with information that empowers you so you're able to make better financial decisions

0:35.6

in your life.

0:37.2

Today, I've got some evidence to back up why I'm so into automatic stuff, automatic savings, automatic patterns where it's just part

0:48.8

of what you do that every single day you do this, this, this, and this. Routine, building good habits, makes a difference in life.

0:57.0

And I want to talk about automatic enrollment

1:00.1

in savings accounts, retirement accounts,

1:03.4

anything like that that creates really positive habits

1:07.3

in your life and will change your life.

1:10.8

So a lot of people get to a point where they're like, I'm tired of working. I want to bag it.

1:17.0

And you don't have enough money saved to retire today, but there's an alternative people are grabbing on to.

1:25.7

I'm hearing more and more.

1:27.4

That's retiring overseas.

1:29.6

We're going to talk about that later,

1:31.2

because we're the ups and downs of doing that. We'll talk that through.

1:36.2

So my employees in the company, I automatically enroll, you may have heard me say this before,

1:42.2

but I'm just to say briefly, I automatically

1:44.0

enroll them in our 401k. And then I match dollar for dollar, the first six or seven percent of what they make.

1:54.3

I always forget if I do six or seven.

1:56.0

Anyway, our participation rate has been virtually 100 percent

2:01.7

through the history of the company.

2:03.2

I've had one employee in all the years who after being automatically enrolled

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