Would Universal Savings Accounts cannibalize retirement plan contributions?

Details on proposed retirement accounts would need to be ironed out.

By Nick Thornton | August 02, 2018 at 05:10 PM

Universal Savings Accounts USAs

Cannibalizing retirement savings?

Versions north of the border, across the pond

Roth

An election season gambit?

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Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.

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