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To drive maximum progress on making wealth possible for all, Commonwealth complements our innovation and partnerships by shaping relevant public and private conversations in the media. Amplifying our work in national, mainstream, and trade outlets is critical to informing and inspiring business, fintech, and policy leaders to act, and ultimately to achieving our vision of systemic change. Browse our latest articles here.

Digital Wealth News

AI & Finance™

The demand for AI in financial services is discussed in this article from Digital Wealth News, which includes findings from Commonwealth’s Emerging Technology for All (ETA) research. 

NAPA

Fintech Friday: Will a Chatbot Run Your Onsite Meeting?

The National Association of Plan Advisors shares key findings from Commonwealth’s three year research initiative examining the potential and promise of AI in financial services for Americans earning low to moderate incomes.

NerdWallet

Rename Your ‘Emergency Fund’ if That Suits Your Saving Style

Commonwealth’s Brian Gilmore discusses the features and functions that are important in an emergency savings vehicle.

BenefitsPro

Emergency savings account: Workers prefer the new 401(k)-linked option in SECURE 2.0

BenefitsPro dives into Commonwealth’s research around the workplace emergency savings provisions in the SECURE 2.0 act and employee preferences.

Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Workforce

Originally published in Benefits Quarterly Vol. 40, Second Quarter 2024 The demand for workplace emergency savings programs is growing as stakeholders—including financial institutions, investors, employers and employees—increasingly agree that employers have a critical role to play in delivering solutions for…

Harvard Business Review

One Way to Help Employees Build Emergency Savings

In this article from Harvard Business Review, Commonwealth’s Tim Flacke and Board Chair Peter Tufano detail how intentional cooperation between two organizations — BlackRock and Commonwealth — created the conditions for the nation’s largest payroll processor, multiple U.S. employers, retirement…

BENEFITS PRO

Secure 2.0 Act provisions would offer workers easier access to emergency savings

This article features the results of Commonwealth’s research into how employees view SECURE 2.0’s emergency savings provisions.

How thoughtful approaches to AI can lead to financial empowerment for all

Commonwealth’s research into the impact of emerging technology and conversational AI on the lives of low to moderate income banking customers is featured in this article from Fast Company.

Fast Company

How thoughtful approaches to AI can lead to financial empowerment for all

Plansponsor

Lower-Paid Workers Want Emergency Savings Options

Commonwealth’s Brian Gilmore discusses what employees want from SECURE 2.0 emergency savings provisions and what employers can take away from new research into the employee perspective.

401K Specialist

Participants Prefer SECURE 2.0 PLESA Benefit Over Withdrawal Feature

New research from Commonwealth features the perspective of employees on the emergency savings provisions in SECURE 2.0 legislation.

HR Brew

Two HR takeaways from Larry Fink’s letter on the retirement crisis

In this article exploring the aging workforce and the retirement crisis, Commonwealth’s Tim Flacke weighs in on the importance of short-term savings and workplace emergency savings accounts.