The Retirement Marketplace
Maintains a website where people can comparison shop for state-verified, low-cost retirement savings plans. Each retirement plan listed on the Retirement Marketplace adheres to the following requirements: - Must first be verified and approved by Washington State officials at the Department of Financial Institutions and/or the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to ensure it complies with Retirement Marketplace requirements. - Cannot charge administrative fees to employers. - Cannot charge enrollees more than 1% in total annual administrative fees. - Must go through an annual renewal process to ensure the plan and provider remain in good standing.
Categories
Physical Address
Hours
24 hours daily.
Voice
Application process
Visit website. Users can take a guided tour with a set of questions that help identify a plan that best suits their needs. They can also go directly to all plans for a side-by-side comparison. When a user identifies a plan of interest, they will get a link directly to the private plan provider to review the details of the plan and initiate enrollment.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
Washington state residents, including businesses and individuals, sole proprietors, “gig” workers and the self-employed.
Service area
WA
Agency info
Washington State Department of Commerce
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