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'For Anybody Who Doesn't Have Retirement Savings In Colorado': State Rolls Out New SecureSavings Program

More than 40 percent of the private sector workforce does not have access to a retirement savings plan through their jobs, CBS reports.

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With Colorado SecureSavings, businesses can help their employees save for retirement in a convenient Roth Individual Retirement Account that is portable even if they change or leave their job.
With Colorado SecureSavings, businesses can help their employees save for retirement in a convenient Roth Individual Retirement Account that is portable even if they change or leave their job. (CBS)

By Mekialaya White, CBS Denver:

Here in Colorado, nearly 940,000 workers do not have access to a retirement savings plan at work. That's more than 40% of our private-sector workforce. Colorado SecureSavings is a new retirement savings program created by the Colorado SecureSavings Board in the Office of the State Treasurer to meet this need.

"I'm dedicated to economic justice," State Treasurer Dave Young said.

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