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Raise Your Retirement Contribution With Confidence

Understand employer matches, traditional versus Roth, and how a single percentage point compounds over a working life.

Beginner
15 min3 lessons5-question testAll courses

Interactive workshop

Build your retirement raise plan

Tell me about your job and savings and I will show you exactly what to change this month.

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Sections

Pass each section to unlock the next

Read it or listen to it, then clear the section test. Sections open one at a time.

Section 1

The match is the highest guaranteed return you will ever get

An employer match is compensation you only receive if you contribute. A common formula is 50% of the first 6% of pay. Contributing less than the full match leaves guaranteed money Join free to read, listen, and test.

Section 2

Traditional versus Roth, and where the 1% lands

Locked

Traditional contributions reduce your taxable income now and are taxed when you withdraw in retirement. Roth contributions are made after tax and grow tax free, with qualified with Join free to read, listen, and test.

Section 3

Doing it today

Locked

Log into your plan portal and find the contribution rate field. Raise it by one point. The whole action takes minutes and does not require choosing new investments. Join free to read, listen, and test.

Course test

Prove what you learned

Members take a 5-question test at the end of this course. Score 80% or higher and a certificate of completion is issued to your account.

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