deferral

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Vanguard said 14% of participants increased their retirement savings rate or payroll deferral percentage in 2025, while 8% decreased it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

At Vanguard, the average deferral rate, or percentage of income that participants chose to contribute to their retirement plan, rose to 7.7% in 2024, a record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent anticipated a deferral of China’s rare-earth curbs, causing recent stock declines for the sector.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

From Thursday, that deferral period will be cut to four years and partial payments will be allowed to start in the first year rather than in year three as previously permitted.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

His birthday was one of the last drawn, and anyway, as an undergraduate, he had been granted a deferral.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng