I'm thankful that so many employers choose to match retirement plan contributions or to make profit-sharing contributions (or both), for without those matching dollars, many workers would surely have far less set aside for retirement.(Photo: Shutterstock)

Thanksgiving has been called a “uniquely American” holiday, and though that is perhaps something of an overstatement, it is unquestionably a special holiday, and one on which it seems appropriate to reflect on all for which we should be thankful.  And so…

I'm thankful that participants, by and large, continue to hang in there with their commitment to retirement savings, despite lingering economic uncertainty and competing financial priorities, such as rising health care costs and college debt.

I'm thankful that so many employers voluntarily choose to offer a workplace retirement plan — and that so many workers, when given an opportunity to participate, do.