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title: Saving For Retirement is not a Trivial Pursuit
description: In separate statements, President Obama and Congress have recognized this, both calling for actions that improve retirement savings portability.
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# [Saving For Retirement is not a Trivial Pursuit](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/saving-for-retirement-is-not-a-trivial-pursuit)

 Written by [Neal Ringquist](https://blog.rch1.com/blog/author/neal-ringquist) | March 4, 2016

<https://www.marketwatch.com/story/saving-for-retirement-is-not-a-trivial-pursuit-2016-03-03>In his March 3rd column in MarketWatch, RCH President & CEO Spencer Williams establishes an important link between the board games we played as children (ex. – Candy Land, Trivial Pursuit and Snakes & Ladders) and the “games” we can play in adulthood, while managing our retirement savings.  The children’s games are harmless, fun and instructive, but the adult retirement games (ex. – Cashing Out, Stranding Accounts, and Not Updating Your Address) are anything but.     
In separate statements, [President Obama](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/26/fact-sheet-building-21st-century-retirement-system) and [Congress](https://www.help.senate.gov/ranking/newsroom/press/murray-leads-bicameral-letter-urging-guidance-on-innovations-to-help-workers-retain-retirement-savings-between-jobs) have recognized this, both calling for actions that improve retirement savings portability.

With the advent of frictionless plan-to-plan portability, adults will be able to turn the tables and change the game, easily moving their retirement savings board pieces (i.e., multiple retirement savings accounts) to their winning destination -- a current plan.  As portability becomes more widespread (ex. – [auto portability](https://rch1.com/auto-portability/frequently-asked-questions)), the retirement savings game will only get easier! 

 

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