Page 83 - DCAC Feb 2026 Files

County of San Mateo Deferred Compensation Program Participant Survey 2026

care insurance costs worry me a lot if I retire before I'm eligible for Medicare at age 65. I'm 62
yo now.
372 Growth 1/14/2026 2:19 PM
373 Ensuring that I will be able to continue my current standard of living. 1/14/2026 2:18 PM

374 pre-tax IRA 1/14/2026 2:14 PM
375 ? 1/14/2026 2:13 PM
376 nothing 1/14/2026 2:06 PM
377 I'M INFORMED 1/14/2026 2:01 PM

378 More details on my plan and options 1/14/2026 2:01 PM
379 Guaranteed high return on investment. 1/14/2026 2:00 PM
380 N/A - enrolled. 1/14/2026 1:59 PM

381 Offering an employer match would significantly incentivize employee participation in the 457(b) 1/14/2026 1:59 PM
plan by increasing the perceived value of enrollment. A matching contribution encourages
employees’ participation, retention, and overall retirement readiness.

382 was thinking of putting a portion to roth 1/14/2026 1:58 PM
383 I would like more investment options. 1/14/2026 1:58 PM
384 An employer match! 1/14/2026 1:58 PM

385 It is very difficult to compare fees across the investment fund choices/options. Even the 1/14/2026 1:58 PM
lowest fee options have fees which, in my opinion, are too high.
386 IDK 1/14/2026 1:55 PM

387 sending statement to your email or home address 1/14/2026 1:54 PM
388 county match contribution...LOL 1/14/2026 1:52 PM
389 More financial planning workshops 1/14/2026 1:51 PM
390 More webinars on an annual schedule demystifying 457 plan options. It feels intimidating at 1/14/2026 1:48 PM
first with so many options. I like what SamCERA does with their standing rotation of courses.
391 A county match. Even if a small amount, like a 10% match, would be huge. If the employee 1/14/2026 1:48 PM
puts in 100, the county could put in 10.
392 I'm good. 1/14/2026 1:45 PM
393 Better customer service and responsiveness from Empower. 1/14/2026 1:45 PM
394 Empower staff personally reaching out to individual employees that are close to retirement and 1/14/2026 1:44 PM
inviting us to a one on one session, so we can be better informed about the various accounts
and guided accordingly

395 I wish that this deferred comp could be used to put a down payment down on a home. This 1/14/2026 1:43 PM
was my understanding when I first became involved with it and it was one of the reasons I
started this program. I went to do such that and they told me the County changed this purpose
and it is no longer available to use as a down Payment. This would have helped for retirement.
396 If the investment had much higher yielding with monies put into program. 1/14/2026 1:43 PM
397 I would need to have started years ago 1/14/2026 1:42 PM
398 more ability to control your account as more of an investment account if you wanted, than just 1/14/2026 1:41 PM
selecting funds.
399 More investment options with low expenses. It would be nice to have all low expense index 1/14/2026 1:40 PM
funds from Fidelity, Schwab, or Vanguard to capture the entire world stock market.
400 Time to research 1/14/2026 1:39 PM
401 If there was more information on if funds are accessible if we opt for early retirement and also 1/14/2026 1:39 PM

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