Journey to Retirement Magazine
MESSAGE FROM “IF YOU DO NOT THINK ABOUT YOUR THE EXECUTIVE FUTURE, YOU CANNOT HAVE ONE.” DIRECTOR JOHN GALSWORTHY As the Executive Director of the IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce, it is my privilege to address you about a journey that holds signi昀椀cant importance for each one of us — the journey to retirement. Retirement is a milestone that marks the culmination of years of dedication and hard work. It represents not just an end, but the be- ginning of a new chapter 昀椀lled with opportunities to pursue passions, spend time with loved ones, and enjoy the fruits of your labor. The Journey to Retirement can take many forms but one thing is for certain, it’s never too late to start preparing. For over half a century, the IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce has played a meaningful role in supporting a diverse group of IAMAW members and their families as they prepare for their retirement adventure. We help promote stability by providing robust retirement and healthcare bene昀椀ts to our recipients. The IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce consists of the IAM National Pension Fund, the IAM National 401k Plan, and the National IAM Bene昀椀t Trust Fund. Together, we are One Fund that is focused on operational excellence and procedural prudence. Our mission is to provide core retirement and healthcare bene昀椀ts to our par- ticipants while continuously striving to enhance the customer experience along the way. At the Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce, we are committed to walking this path with you, providing the guidance and support necessary to ensure that your retirement is as ful昀椀lling and secure as possible. In this edition of the Journey to Retirement Magazine, we dive into game-changing articles that reveal the critical importance of your bene昀椀ts throughout your career. Uncover the life-saving value of preventive care and annual wellness exams for your long-term health. Learn the importance of naming bene昀椀ciaries and securing your assets from cyber criminals. This magazine is a resource that offers guidance on how to achieve a more secure and prosperous future. Get ready to be informed, inspired, and empowered like never before! We hope you 昀椀nd this information both insightful and engaging. Thank you for letting us be YOLANDA D. MONTGOMERY a part of your journey! Executive Director CONTENTS CHARTING THE COURSE SETTING SAIL 01 Message from our Executive Director 03 An Early Start: Ryen’s Story The Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce: Through the Decades 04 Shifting Direction: Debra’s Story 05 Wealth in Health: Amar’s Story NOTE: This page has been revised as of July 2024.
2010 2020 By 2020, The IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce In 2010, the IAM National Pension Fund relocates to its current headquarters in Southeast, celebrates its 50th anniversary. Washington, DC. The IAM National Pension Plan voluntarily elects to adopt a Rehabilitation Plan to maintain the By 2015, the IAM National Pension Fund long-term 昀椀nancial soundness of the plan. has over $10 billion in assets under management. The IAM National 401(k) Plan has By the end of 2021, the IAM National Pension 25,794 participant accounts and Fund pays bene昀椀ts to over 116,000 retirees and more than $396 million in assets under reaches $15 billion in assets under management. management. The IAM National 401(k) Fund has 30,905 The National IAM Bene昀椀t Trust Fund has participant accounts and $743 million in assets 170 contributing employers. under management. The National IAM Bene昀椀t Trust Fund reaches over 200 contributing employers. May 2022, the IAM National Pension Fund and IAM National 401(k) Fund transition to a new bene昀椀ts administration platform, V3locity. In 2023, the National IAM Bene昀椀t Trust Fund will begin its transition to V3locity. CONTENTS NAVIGATING THE WAY PAGE 03: SETTING SAIL 07 Preventive Care: Keeping Your Health A昀氀oat 08 Staying the Charted Course: A Retirement Readiness Routine Maintenance Plan 09 Bridging the Gap: Income Security in Retirement SEARCHING FOR A LIGHTHOUSE 10 Beyond Retirement: Bene昀椀ts for Your Survivor(s) 11 Safeguarding Your Personal Assets: Cybersecurity & You 12 Top Five Risks Rocking the Boat to Retirement Readiness DISCOVERING NEW LAND 14 Freedom & Fun in Retirement: Current Trends for Age 50-Plus
IAM National Pension Fund Trustees IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce Union Employer Executive Leadership Team SAM CICINELLI JUSTIN WELNER YOLANDA D. MONTGOMERY JONATHAN YOUNG Co-Chairman Co-Chairman Executive Director Director, Contribution Compliance DORA CERVANTES ANDY CHEN WENDY FRYE DARRYL CAMPBELL RICHIE JOHNSEN KELVIN JONES Assistant Executive Director Director, Accounting DAVID SULLIVAN JIM MCGRATH DENISE CLARK DAMIEN ANDERSON General Counsel Director, Education IAM National 401(k) Fund Trustees EMILY NOVAK CARL MACOMBER Director, Bene昀椀t Trust Fund Director, Employer Services Union Employer CRAIG MARTIN JUSTIN WELNER SHONYA MORRISON LOGAN JACKSON Co-Chairman Co-Chairman Director, Pension Operations Interim Director, Human Resources JODY BENNETT JADE BADER TYIEKA LOVITT TASHA MOORE Interim Director, 401(k) Director, Customer Service DORA CERVANTES JIM MCGRATH RON NOVAK PARRIS CELESTINE Director, Information Technology Interim Director, Communications National IAM Bene昀椀t Trust Fund Trustees Union Employer Creative Design DORA CERVANTES AMY KEHOE ERICKA MILLS Co-Chairman Co-Chairman Senior Graphic Designer SAM CICINELLI JONATHAN JONES CRAIG MARTIN MARIE UNDERWOOD Printing Doyle Printing & Communications Special Thanks To our former trustees and their contributions to the IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds. Magazine Disclaimer The contents of this publication are for general information only and are believed to be accurate and reliable as of the publication date but may be subject to change. The IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce does not provide investment, tax, or legal advice. Please consult your own independent advisor as to any investment, tax, or legal statements made here. You are strongly encouraged to consult with your independent tax or legal adviser if you have any questions related to your speci昀椀c circumstances. NOTE: This page has been revised as of July 2024. 02 JOURNEY TO RETIREMENT OCTOBER 2022
Se琀琀ing Se琀琀ing SailSail AN EARLY Both the Pension Fund and the 401(k) Fund choose where those contributions are invested allow for money to be set aside for retire- from among several investment options the START: ment on a tax-advantaged basis, meaning 401(k) Fund makes available. Along with Social RYEN’S STORY that contributions and earnings to these Security and personal savings — such as through Funds are allowed to grow tax-free until the 401(k) Fund — the Pension Fund offers Ryen they are withdrawn, as governed by federal a valuable retirement income source for years Ryen, a high school graduate who recently regulations. The Pension Fund is a multiem- to come. completed his apprenticeship with a lead- ployer de昀椀ned bene昀椀t plan funded entirely ing engineering company, is now a full-time by employer contributions negotiated under machinist eligible to receive retirement a CBA, plus investment income. Ryen is not bene昀椀ts that his union, the International Asso- allowed to make any contributions to the Pen- ciation of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, sion Fund and is not responsible for making and employer have negotiated especially for any decisions about how those employer con- 62% of Americans machinists like him under a collective bar- tributions are invested. As a participant in the age 18-29 have some retirement savings, but gaining agreement (“CBA”). The CBA includes Pension Fund, once Ryen meets the require- only 28% feel on track bene昀椀ts options available under the IAM ments for a pension, when he retires, he will for retirement. https://www.federalreserve.gov/ National Pension Fund and the IAM National be eligible to receive a retirement bene昀椀t, typi- 401(k) Fund. With Ryen just starting on his cally paid monthly. By contrast, the 401(k) Fund 70% of Millennials are retirement journey, understanding the ben- is a multiemployer de昀椀ned contribution plan stressed and anxious about saving for e昀椀t options available under each of the Funds funded by both employer and employee retirement. allows him to set his retirement savings goals contributions. Ryen may elect to have con- https://www.annuity.org/ early and watch them grow over the course of tributions deducted from his paycheck his career. on a pre-tax and after-tax basis, as well as 03
SETTING SAIL SHIFTING DIRECTION: DEBRA’S STORY “I WANT Like many “Gen Xers”, Debra, TO SAVE a 45-year-old aviation journeyman, has been steadily striving to achieve MORE FOR A 昀椀nancial security. While Debra has remained COMFORTABLE gainfully employed over the years, the burst of RETIREMENT.” the dot.com bubble and the Great Recession in the early 2000s resulted in periods of lagging salary increases and limited opportunities for as paying your future self, 昀椀rst! Making pre-tax promotion. A participant in the IAM National contributions to the 401(k) Fund could lower Pension Fund, Debra is looking forward to col- Debra’s taxable income and allow her to take lecting a retirement bene昀椀t after 25 years of advantage of compounding interest. Generally, service but knows that her monthly bene昀椀t will “compound interest” allows your retirement not be enough for her to maintain her current savings to grow faster because, for each year standard of living in retirement. With mount- that your contributions are invested in the ing student loans and credit card debt, plus 401(k) Fund, you can earn additional interest saving for a daughter off to college in a year, on any interest earned in the previous year. As Debra is searching for a way to continue to meet a result, the interest continues to compound her current living expenses without sacri昀椀cing each year. If Debra elects to have a percentage her retirement savings goals. With 20 years or of her pay automatically deducted and deferred more to go, now is the perfect time for Debra to into the 401(k) Fund today and continues to make slight adjustments to her retirement sav- make small percentage increases annually, her * ings plan to ensure her personal savings goals investment elections plus compounding inter- keep pace throughout her retirement journey. est, subject to earnings and losses, over the next 20 years could allow Debra to comfortably save The IAM National 401(k) Fund is a valuable per- tens of thousands of dollars more toward her The savings goal for a sonal savings tool that can be used as a primary retirement savings goals without signi昀椀cantly comfortable retirement retirement savings vehicle or as a supplement impacting her current quality of life. increased by 10% in 2021 to a retirement bene昀椀t under the Pension Fund. to $1.04 million. https://www.annuity.org/ Debra may elect to have a percentage of her compensation automatically deducted from In 2021, only 45% of non-retirees her paycheck and contributed to the 401(k) between the ages of 45-59 Fund before federal income taxes are with- believed their retirement savings were on track. held. We think of these automatic deductions *Past performance is no guarantee of future results. https://www.federalreserve.gov/ 04 JOURNEY TO RETIREMENT OCTOBER 2022
In 2021, 20% of adults While 15% of adults incurred had unexpected medical debt from their own expenses, averaging between medical care or the care $1,000 and $1,900, in the of a family member. prior 12 months. https://www.federalreserve.gov/ CVS Caremark. However, Amar also requires PrudentRx is integrated with CVS specialty certain specialty treatments that cost him over pharmacies and is designed to simplify the $800 per month out-of-pocket for his physi- often-complex process of accessing and uti- cian to administer. Looking forward to lizing specialty medication while reducing or retirement in just a few short years, Amar is eliminating the out-of-pocket costs for these concerned that the cost to maintain his special- medications. Because Amar’s specialty treat- ized treatments will deplete his savings and he ments are included on PrudentRx’s approved will be forced to delay his retirement. The addi- drug list, he was automatically enrolled in the tion of the PrudentRx specialty medication program. A PrudentRx representative worked copay program to the Bene昀椀t Trust Fund with Amar and his drug manufacturers to offerings could help Amar reduce his out- provide copay assistance and reduce Amar’s WEALTH IN of-pocket costs for specialty medications out-of-pocket cost for specialty treatments HEALTH: drastically and allow him to continue full from over $800 a month to $0. In its 昀椀rst few speed ahead on his retirement journey. months of availability, the PrudentRx program AMAR’S STORY saved Bene昀椀t Trust Fund participants over “THE COST OF $24,000 in out-of-pocket costs. With the cost of his specialty treatments now fully covered MY SPECIALTY under the Bene昀椀t Trust Fund’s PrudentRx pro- After 28 years as a bus driver MEDICATIONS gram, Amar no longer worries about for a national transportation his health issues throwing his company, last year Amar was diagnosed with a IS DEPLETING retirement journey off track. rare debilitating illness. His extensive treat- MY SAVINGS AND ment program requires him to take daily prescription medications most of which are THREATENING MY covered by the National IAM Bene昀椀t Trust RETIREMENT.” Fund’s prescription drug program with 05
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PREVENTIVE CARE: KEEPING YOUR HEALTH AFLOAT ccording to a 2019 survey conducted by the Employee Bene昀椀t Research Institute, health problems forced 4 out of 10 people to retire earlier than planned. Focusing on your physical Aas well as 昀椀nancial health along your journey to retirement is an integrated approach to wellness. Understanding the importance of preventive care within this integrated approach to well- the ness can reduce the risk of disease, disability, and premature death. Each year, millions of people in the United States do not receive recommended preventive care for themselves and their families because of the cost of care and a lack of awareness, among other reasons. Way The goal of preventive care is to help you stay healthy and reduce the likelihood of an unexpected health emergency through regular screenings, check-ups, and vaccinations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services focuses its “Healthy People 2030” campaign on increasing the availability and use of preventive care for people of all ages. The National IAM Bene昀椀t Trust Fund makes pre- ventive care services like annual physicals, dental cleanings, 昀氀u shots, and screenings for high blood pressure or high cholesterol available to participants at a low to no cost. Visit https://health.gov/healthypeople for more information on the Healthy People 2030 campaign. To search for a preventive care service provider scan here. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, union workers were more likely to have healthcare bene昀椀ts than non-union workers. In 2019, In comparison, 68% of non- 95% of civilian union workers union workers had access to had access to employer- employer-provided healthcare provided healthcare and 84% and 54% participated in their participated in an employer- employer’s healthcare plan. sponsored healthcare plan. https://www.bls.gov/ 07
NAVIGATING THE WAY STAYING THE CHARTED COURSE: tells us and your loved ones how you would A RETIREMENT READINESS like your retirement savings distributed once ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PLAN you are no longer living. Notifying the Bene- 昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce immediately of any changes to your address, marital status, or other life events will help us distribute any bene昀椀ts you Protecting and preserving your hard-earned or your survivors and bene昀椀ciaries are entitled retirement savings for when you need them to quickly and accurately. Please keep in mind requires an ongoing commitment to regular that your account and bene昀椀ciary information maintenance and care. Once you have charted is maintained separately, and must be updated your unique path to 昀椀nancial freedom in retire- separately, for each of the Funds. ment, selecting waypoints along the journey, like checking your 昀椀nancial statements often and PICK A TIME keeping your survivor and bene昀椀ciary informa- tion up to date, can help you stay the course, or & REMIND adjust, to ensure your journey to retirement is as smooth as possible. You need a retirement Most employees use their annual bene昀椀t open readiness routine maintenance plan! enrollment season to make updates to bene- 昀椀t elections and report life-changing events CHECK-IN FOR like marriage (or divorce) and childbirth (or adoption) with their employers. This is also CHECK-UPS a perfect time to verify important account information the Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce uses, The IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce, and the service providers that we work with, make "SETTING A available valuable tools, resources, and infor- mation to support your retirement savings REMINDER goals. Checking your account statements and would like your retirement savings managed COULD HELP transaction details at least annually can not should you become temporarily or permanently only help you identify unusual activity on your incapacitated, as well as after you pass away. YOU ESTABLISH account but also ensures that you are regularly AND MAINTAIN reviewing and updating important account Providing the Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce with a copy A RETIREMENT information on 昀椀le with the Bene昀椀t Funds of your fully executed power of attorney (or Of昀椀ce (or a service provider that we work with). other legal document authorizing another per- READINESS son to make speci昀椀c legal and 昀椀nancial deci- Making plans for how your retirement savings sions on your behalf) helps us to know who has ROUTINE will be managed should something happen to permission to act for you if you become unable MAINTENANCE you is a dif昀椀cult but critical part of your retire- to make decisions for yourself while you are PLAN." ment readiness maintenance routine. Retire- alive. While naming your bene昀椀ciary or ben- ment readiness includes identifying how you e昀椀ciaries is a straightforward process that 08 JOURNEY TO RETIREMENT OCTOBER 2022
such as your mailing address, phone number, BRIDGING THE GAP TO and email address, to keep you informed of RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY changes to the bene昀椀ts or services we make available. If you do not participate in an annual open enrollment period, setting a reminder to check your retirement health and readiness at Between 2016 and 2020, Americans age 65 and ing more for retirement, especially as you get the same time you schedule your annual well- older spent an average of $4,066 per month on closer to retirement age, the IRS allows partici- ness exams, or every quarter when you receive household expenses. With increasing cost of liv- pants age 50 or over to defer thousands of dol- other 昀椀nancial statements, could help you ing expenses, many retirees and their families lars more than the annual IRS elective deferral establish and maintain a retirement readiness experience an income gap after transitioning limits in place for that year. These types of con- routine maintenance plan. Pull out your calen- out of the workforce and into retirement. For tributions are commonly referred to as “Age 50 dar, pick a date, and set a reminder to complete decades, Americans have referred to the “three- Catch-Up” contributions. retirement readiness checkups on a recurring legged stool” — Social Security, employer-spon- schedule that 昀椀ts your needs. sored pension plans, and personal savings — as the model for 昀椀nancial security in retirement. Your retirement readiness routine mainte- With fewer employers offering pension plans For additional nance plan, like your retirement journey, is and uncertainty around the long-term avail- information on unique to you! Document how you want your the catch-up ability of Social Security, today, there is a greater contributions and retirement savings managed when you are emphasis on personal savings to sustain retirees the limits the IRS no longer able to make decisions for yourself; places on the dollar through their retirement years. Articles on the amounts contributed save copies of your elections in a safe place for tax advantages of using a de昀椀ned contribution to retirement plans like future reference and keep your account infor- plan, like the IAM National 401(k) Fund, to save the IAM National mation up to date, especially with the Bene昀椀t 401(k) Fund, scan here. more the closer you get to retirement are avail- Funds Of昀椀ce, so that you worry less and enjoy able from reliable industry sources, including retirement more! the Internal Revenue Service. To encourage sav- 09
FOR AFOR A SEARCHINGSEARCHING FOR A LIGHTHOU LIGHTHOUSESE SEARCHING LIGHTHOUSE BEYOND pass away, your spouse continues to receive 50% decisions when you retire. Keeping your infor- RETIREMENT: of that reduced bene昀椀t. Or you can elect a higher mation up to date with the Bene昀椀t Funds Of- bene昀椀t payment for your surviving spouse, such 昀椀ce, and your 昀椀nancial documents organized, BENEFITS FOR as a 75% or 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity which and readily available to those who will act on YOUR SURVIVORS work the same as a 50% Joint and Survivor annui- your behalf after your passing can ease your ty, but your bene昀椀t payment is reduced by a great- transition into retirement and beyond. er amount to provide a higher survivor bene昀椀t to your spouse. If you pass away after April 16, 2019, Discussing the 昀椀nancial security of your loved and prior to starting to receive your bene昀椀t, your ones after you pass away can be dif昀椀cult and quali昀椀ed spouse will receive the 100% Joint and complicated. The IAM National Pension Fund has Survivor Annuity. For participants who are not SPOTLIGHT: both standard and optional bene昀椀t payment op- married, depending on the option you elect and Remember your tions to choose from when you are ready to retire when you retire, there may be a bene昀椀t payable to account and bene昀椀ciary which provide continued 昀椀nancial support for your bene昀椀ciary after you pass away. Regardless information is maintained your loved ones after you pass away. The bene昀椀t separately, and must be of your marital status, you should immediately updated separately, for payment options available to you, your survivors, notify the Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce of any life events, each of the Funds. and bene昀椀ciaries vary based on factors such as such as a change of address, marriage, or divorce. your marital status, whether you were retired and receiving a bene昀椀t from the Pension Fund at the You may not be allowed to change your bene- time of your death, as well as other factors. For 昀椀t payment elections after retirement, so con- example, married participants typically receive a sidering the options available to you with your 50% Joint and Survivor annuity which pays a re- survivors, bene昀椀ciaries, and 昀椀nancial or legal duced monthly bene昀椀t to you so that when you advisor in advance can help you make informed 10 JOURNEY TO RETIREMENT OCTOBER 2022
FOR AFOR A SEARCHINGSEARCHING FOR A LIGHTHOU LIGHTHOUSESE SEARCHING LIGHTHOUSE SAFEGUARDING scams used by cybercriminals and choosing “IN 2021, SENIORS YOUR PERSONAL unique passwords combined with multifactor au- thentication, are the 昀椀rst steps to safeguarding AGE 60 AND OVER ASSETS: your private information from cyber predators. CYBERSECURITY LOST $1.7 BILLION & YOU YES, IT COULD AS VICTIMS OF BE YOU CYBERCRIME.” In 2021, seniors age 60 and over lost $1.7 billion as victims of cybercrime, a 74% increase in losses Anyone can become a victim of cybercrime at 1 any time! Most people, including seniors, under- from the year before. Recognizing that many se- someone to share con昀椀dential or private infor- niors own mobile devices, surf the internet, and estimate how vulnerable they are to a cyberat- tack, or the extent of the damage scammers can mation with a cyber thief. Through social media engage on social media platforms but may not be sites and dating apps, cybercriminals can conduct “tech-savvy,” cybercriminals have intensi昀椀ed in- in昀氀ict on our personal lives and 昀椀nances once they have access to our private information. Cy- elaborate “romance scams” designed to capitalize ternet crime and fraud toward seniors by 400% on the desire some seniors have for companion- over the past 昀椀ve years. With so many new smart bercriminals use targeted tactics like social en- gineering and phishing to gain and then exploit ship. Another common tactic called “phishing” technologies, applications, and software designed uses an email or text, from a source that appears to make our lives easier, understanding how your the trust of their victims. It is important to un- derstand that these types of scams exist, and how to be a trusted contact to give a victim a false sense personal information is being used and where it's of security. The email or text typically includes a being stored can be confusing. Precautionary they can be used to steal your personal informa- tion and commit identity theft. link or attachment that, once clicked or opened, measures like becoming familiar with common gives the cybercriminal the ability to infect your “Social engineering” involves telling lies or inten- device with malicious software and steal your 1 FBI: Elder Fraud Report https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/ tionally misrepresenting information to persuade personal information. AnnualReport/2021_IC3ElderFraudReport.pdf. 11
SEARCHING FOR A LIGHTHOUSE 2 WHAT CAN YOU DO? Take your time and pro- including multifactor authentication. Where ceed with caution when meeting new people on- available, consider enabling multifactor authen- line. If you feel pressure to share personal or 昀椀- tication when accessing any of your 昀椀nancial in- LONGEVITY RISK: nancial information with someone you have just formation, especially your retirement accounts, met, do not be afraid to take a step back and speak and keep your mobile phone number and email 1 The risk that a retiree will outlive their retirement with a trusted family member, friend, or advisor address used to verify your identity up to date savings. about your concerns. Review the source of emails with each of your 昀椀nancial institutions, includ- and texts closely before opening them to make ing the IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds Of昀椀ce. MARKET RISK: sure that you are receiving a message from a 2 For those retirees saving through a 401(k) or other contact that you recognize or can independently investment vehicles, the verify. Avoid opening links or attachments from TOP FIVE RISKS risk that investment losses suspicious or unknown sources; rather consider or market volatility will ROCKING negatively impact their deleting the email or text and blocking the send- retirement savings. er from contacting you further. THE BOAT TO RETIREMENT HEALTH RISK: MORE THAN JUST A 3 The risk that a retiree will READINESS have unexpected medical PASSWORD or long-term care needs and insuf昀椀cient retirement Retirees face numerous challenges when pre- savings to cover out-of- We’ve all been warned of the importance of paring for retirement. A brief recently released pocket expenses. password safety, and we’ve learned to use by the Center for Retirement Research at Bos- lengthy passwords containing letters, numbers, FAMILY RISK: 3 ton College outlined the 昀椀nancial risks retirees The risk that a retiree may and symbols, and to use a unique password for face in retirement and how retirees view these 4 experience a divorce, each account to avoid giving a cyber thief con- risks when planning for retirement. death of a spouse, or take trol over not just one but possibly all of our ac- on an unforeseen 昀椀nancial counts. These are just the 昀椀rst steps to optimiz- burden of an adult child or family member. ing your password protection. Most 昀椀nancial institutions now require you to enable multifac- POLICY RISK: tor authentication, which as the name suggests, 5 The risk that a retiree’s uses more than one method or device to verify retirement bene昀椀t, like Social Security, will be your identity. For example, when you attempt to reduced or eliminated. log into your bank’s website with your username and password, your bank may call, text, or email a code to the phone number or email address The IAM National Bene昀椀t Funds offer bene昀椀t they have on 昀椀le for you to con昀椀rm that it is you options to help address these risks, such as sup- who is accessing your account. plementing a retirement bene昀椀t under the IAM Na tional Pension Plan by starting or increasing According to Microsoft’s October 2021 Digital 2 Microsoft Corporation. (2021). Microsoft Digital Defense Report contributions to the IAM National 401(k) Plan (October 2021) from https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/ api/am/binary/RWMFIi#page=121. Defense Report, 98% of hacking attempts can 3 Wenliang Hou. (2022, July). How Well Do Retirees Assess the Risks or exploring $0 cost preventive care services be prevented using basic security measures, They Face in Retirement? (Issue Brief No. 22-10). Center for Retirement through the National IAM Bene昀椀t Trust Fund. Research at Boston College. 12 JOURNEY TO RETIREMENT OCTOBER 2022
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