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Illinois Secure Choices is a simple way for you to save for retirement. You can enroll through your employer if they register for the program or you can sign yourself up today!
NOTE: Illinois Secure Choice accounts are Roth IRAs, and those with higher incomes may not be eligible to contribute. If you earn more than the Roth IRA income limits set by the federal government, you may need to opt out of Illinois Secure Choice. Learn more about contribution limits.
Illinois Secure Choice also offers a Traditional IRA option to savers who need to recharacterize their contributions. Contact client services to get the process started.
Approximately 30 days before you are automatically enrolled in Illinois Secure Choice, you’ll receive a notice asking you to set up your account, opt out, or wait to be automatically enrolled.
Do nothing
Setting up your account
Opt out
Once you have set up your account by verifying your contact information and signing all account documents, you are able to
If you choose not to set up your account or opt out, you will start saving automatically after 30 days with the standard savings elections:
You can opt out of participating in Illinois Secure Choice at any time. If you opt out before the end of the 30-day notification period, no payroll deductions will be made on your behalf and your Roth IRA will not be activated. You can join the program and begin contributing to your account at any time by contacting our Client Service Team.
Before you opt out entirely, consider saving with a lower contribution rate. This way, less money will be deducted from your paycheck, but you’ll still be contributing toward your future.
Discover a savings rate that works for you.
You can choose to stop participating at any time, which will stop money from being taken out of your paycheck. You can leave the money in your account, transfer or roll it over to another Roth IRA, or request a distribution. Keep in mind, requesting a distribution may be result in taxes and penalties.
If you chose not to participate before your Roth IRA was set up, you can enroll at any time by contacting our Client Service team.
You pay an Illinois Secure Choice administrative fee that’s necessary to cover the costs of the administration of the program and operating expenses. This fee is collected in the form of an annual asset-based fee of approximately 0.75%. This means you will pay approximately $0.75 (75 cents) per year for every $100 in your account.
Program Administrator Fee (State)
Program Administrator Fee (Administrator)
Underlying Fund Fee
Total Annualized Asset-Based Fee
+The fee covers all administrative costs:
You will not get a bill. This fee is computed daily and netted from the assets in an investment option. This means when investment returns are credited to your accounts, the fee is automatically deducted from the return to help pay for the administration of the program.