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Human Interest and BlackRock today announced the firms will join efforts to expand access to retirement plans to small and medium-sized businesses across the United States. BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) is making a minority investment and leading a financing round to support the next phase of Human Interest’s growth...

Fast-growing 401(k) provider Human Interest has been selected by Neighborly®, the world's largest home services company, to provide access to retirement savings plans to thousands of home services professionals in the Neighborly franchise network.

A new poll of 2,002 U.S. adults ages 35–70 discovered the pandemic has had far-reaching effects on how employees are planning both their retirement and “pretirement” – a new life stage serving as a transition period between full-time work and retirement.

Human Interest studied how this disparity impacts a large section of the American workforce that is saving for retirement without the help of employee-sponsored plans. Data reveals employees of small businesses are eager to save for retirement when given the chance.

Human Interest, a fast-growing 401(k) provider, today announced it has appointed Domo Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering Catherine Wong to its board. Wong joins Human Interest as the company’s growth accelerates.

You don’t need an office job to start saving for retirement, but a whopping nine in 10 industrial workers still think they do. A recent survey of 2,000 Americans, half between the ages of 18–29 and half between 30–64, looked at how these groups plan for retirement across various fields of employment.

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of retirement benefits provider Human Interest, a recent survey of 2,000 Americans, half between the ages of 18–29 and half between 30–64, looked at how these groups plan for retirement across various fields of employment.

Mishra joins Human Interest from Amazon, where his organization built personalized shopping experiences for Amazon's ecommerce customers. He also previously served as a General Manager in AWS, Amazon's cloud division. Mishra has significant experience growing both early-stage products and multi-billion dollar businesses, and will apply his expertise in building world-class customer experiences and highly scalable infrastructure to expand Human Interest's platform. He will lead both product and engineering functions and will be focused on significantly expanding both following Human Interest’s Series D funding round in August 2021.

Fast-growing SMB 401(k) provider Human Interest today announced it has appointed two new board members: Jane Alexander, Chief Marketing Officer of Carta, and Bruce Felt, Chief Financial Officer of Domo, who also will serve as chairman of the board’s Audit and Risk committee. The additions come as the company continues to see significant growth, including in areas that have not traditionally offered retirement benefits.

Human Interest today announced that it has raised a $200M Series D round led by The Rise Fund, TPG's global impact investing platform, and joined by SoftBank Vision Fund. The round comes just six months after the completion of Human Interest’s Series C, bringing the total amount raised over the last 12 months to $305M and valuing the company at $1B.

Amid record-breaking growth, SMB 401(k) provider Human Interest today announced a hefty $55M capstone to its Series C funding. Led by Glynn Capital, an existing investor, with participation by new investor NewView Capital, the additional financing brings the round to $105M and Human Interest’s total funding to $136.7M.

In a national survey, conducted by Human Interest, small business employees reveal what it means to feel financially well today. They are 5x more likely to say that financial wellness is about not feeling stressed about money vs. having a high net worth or high income.

Human Interest continues to redefine retirement benefits by offering small and medium-sized businesses and their more than 60 million employees access to an affordable, easy-to-use 401(k).

Today, Human Interest, the full-service 401(k) provider for SMBs, releases a meta-analysis report on the magnitude of the racial retirement wealth gap, with actionable steps for employers on how to help close it.

Human Interest, the affordable, full-service 401(k) provider for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announces that it is upsizing its Series C financing to $50 million. The company is raising additional capital in response to strong customer demand, even during the COVID-19 crisis.

New data examines the 401(k) and 403(b) contribution rates of SMB employees by industry, region, age, gender, and more.

With this $40 million C round, Human Interest has raised more capital than any other startup 401(k) provider. With this additional capital, we will continue to focus on making it easier and more affordable for employers to offer this important benefit to their employees.

Funding will accelerate the delivery of innovative retirement savings plans to tens of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses across America

Businesses often struggle to provide retirement benefits to employees, especially when legacy providers lack transparency in pricing. Human Interest was developed to address the gap in retirement offerings among small and mid-sized businesses. By making 401(k) and other protective packages more accessible to employees, SMBs can attract and retain more talent.

Human Interest’s digital retirement benefits platform allows users “to launch a retirement plan in minutes and put it on autopilot,” according to the company. It also touts that it has eliminated all 401(k) transaction fees. The startup told TechCrunch previously that it works with “every kind of SMB” — from tech startups to law offices, to dentists to dog walkers, to manufacturing firms, to social justice nonprofits.

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, on Friday said it is making the investment in Human Interest Inc., a San Francisco company that has offered 401(k) plans since 2015.

Anne Ackerley, who leads BlackRock’s retirement group, said the stake in Human Interest is BlackRock’s first in the 401(k) industry.

One fintech 401(k) plan provider is taking the risks to heart and saying no to cryptocurrency. Human Interest Inc. does not offer cryptocurrency investments and has no plans to do, said Wendy Baker, Human Interest's Greensboro, N.C.-based senior legal counsel for retirement products and compliance.

"In fact, the leadership team at Human Interest is concerned by the plans of providers to offer speculative investments like cryptocurrency."

Human Interest 401(k) plans will be available to over 4,400 franchise locations, including Molly Maid, Mr. Electric, Mosquito Joe, Glass Doctor, and others. A few Neighborly franchises have already rolled out Human Interest 401(k) plans to their employees.

“Human Interest makes it easy for Neighborly franchise owners to save for their future and allows owners to stand out as an employer of choice in their community by offering competitive retirement benefits to their employees,” said Luke Stanton, president of ProTradeNet.

Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed, who indicated the pandemic had been a ‘very difficult’ experience, said they will retire later than they originally planned. In addition, the pandemic also has increased interest in ‘pre-tirement’ – a transitional phase between full-time work and retirement.

According to a recent study commissioned by Human Interest (and can be seen in infographic below), roughly one in three Americans said the pandemic had changed everything about their retirement decisions — how they save (31%), what they want to do (31%) and when they want to retire (29%).

Some of the fintech record-keepers, especially those that work with payroll companies like Guidelines and Human Interest, or those that support b/ds like Vestwell, are winning a lot of new plans, mostly startups. But there’s a reason they need hundreds of millions of venture capital and private equity investments to stay afloat.

With the pandemic’s after-effects and ongoing inflation, people have had a revelation about retirement,” Eric Phillips, a Human Interest senior director, stated in a Nov. 1 release. “That includes ‘pre-retirement’ as well, so it’s more important than ever to keep both one’s financial present and future in mind,” he said.

There's a looming retirement crisis in the next few decades if we don't get smart and creative about how to close the $28 trillion retirement gap in the U.S. (the difference between what we've saved and what we'll need to spend when we retire, estimated as of 2015). Auto-enrollment has the potential to be a game-changer.

What do Serena Williams, Trevor Noah, and Dr. Anthony Fauci have in common? They all decided to “retire” from successful careers. Another thing they have in common? They’re not ready to hang it up just yet ...

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) employees were more affected by the pandemic than those working for large companies — 72% of those working at organizations with 250 to 499 employees said they will retire later than planned, 35 points higher than those working at large companies (1,000 employees or more).

“With the pandemic’s aftereffects and ongoing inflation, people have had a revelation about retirement,” said Eric Phillips, senior director, partnerships and strategic insights at Human Interest. “The pandemic changed so much about retirement. It forced us to re-evaluate our lives and futures.”

Vestwell seeks to partner with broker/dealers like Morgan Stanley and record-keepers that sell through advisors. Others, like Human Interest, with 100 recently hired salespeople and rumored to be partnering with Amazon’s distribution network, are for real.

You’ve spent much of your entire working life building up your 401(k) and then along comes a severe market downturn to threaten your retirement plans – what can you do to ensure that your portfolio stays protected?

Remote work has eliminated some of the geographic barriers that dictated pay in the pre-Covid-19 era. Now, many companies are wrestling with how to determine pay for remote workers. Experts say there are several best practices.

Budgeting doesn't end when you enter into retirement. The length of retirement is unknown and it's critical that retirees do not run out of money in their later years. An emergency fund matters now more than ever for retirees. Eric Phillips, CFA and senior director at Human Interest, said with the current uncertainty of the markets it is even more important to have an emergency fund in retirement in the event something outside of your normal expenditures comes up.

Taking an extended work break can actually benefit you when you return to your job. Kristina Wallender, chief experience officer at Human Interest, a 401(k) provider, has taken a sabbatical every six years and said it has helped her in her career. “I set out to focus my first sabbatical on non-career goals like travel,” she said. “What surprised me were the many unanticipated professional benefits."

Following the unfortunate news about the closing of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, we want to update our customers on the state of our retirement plan assets and Human Interest operations.

Human Interest and BlackRock today announced the firms will join efforts to expand access to retirement plans to small and medium-sized businesses across the United States. BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) is making a minority investment and leading a financing round to support the next phase of Human Interest’s growth.

There are three bipartisan retirement-related bills that the House and Senate are attempting to reconcile before the end of the 2022 legislative session (generally referred to as "SECURE 2.0"). The House bill includes one simple feature — automatic enrollment — that has the potential to enable greater financial security for millions of hard-working Americans.

A new poll of 2,002 U.S. adults ages 35–70 discovered the pandemic has had far-reaching effects on how employees are planning both their retirement and “pretirement” – a new life stage serving as a transition period between full-time work and retirement.

A custodian is a financial institution such as a bank or a trust company that holds plan assets and executes trades, as directed by the recordkeeper. 

Human Interest studied how this disparity impacts a large section of the American workforce that is saving for retirement without the help of employee-sponsored plans. Data reveals employees of small businesses are eager to save for retirement when given the chance.

Human Interest, a fast-growing 401(k) provider, today announced it has appointed Domo Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering Catherine Wong to its board.

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of retirement benefits provider Human Interest, a recent survey of 2,000 Americans, half between the ages of 18–29 and half between 30–64, looked at how these groups plan for retirement across various fields of employment.

Mishra joins Human Interest from Amazon, where his organization built personalized shopping experiences for Amazon's ecommerce customers. He also previously served as a General Manager in AWS, Amazon's cloud division. Mishra has significant experience growing both early-stage products and multi-billion dollar businesses.

Fast-growing SMB 401(k) provider Human Interest today announced it has appointed two new board members: Jane Alexander, Chief Marketing Officer of Carta, and Bruce Felt, Chief Financial Officer of Domo, who also will serve as chairman of the board’s Audit and Risk committee. The additions come as the company continues to see significant growth, including in areas that have not traditionally offered retirement benefits.

Human Interest today announced that it has raised a $200M Series D round led by The Rise Fund, TPG's global impact investing platform, and joined by SoftBank Vision Fund. The round comes just six months after the completion of Human Interest’s Series C, bringing the total amount raised over the last 12 months to $305M and valuing the company at $1B.

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