{"id":6182,"date":"2025-01-20T16:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/blog\/waiting-to-save-behavioral-economics-at-work\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T16:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:29:28","slug":"waiting-to-save-behavioral-economics-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/blog\/waiting-to-save-behavioral-economics-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting to Save \u2013 Behavioral Economics at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ted_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3542\" title=\"ted_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ted_logo-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an amazing TED talk on the power of default choices, decisions for today vs tomorrow and loss aversion. It&#8217;s also about how we can use the power of these effects to radically alter people&#8217;s financial outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"526\" height=\"374\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2011S\/Blank\/ShlomoBenartzi_2011S-320k.mp4&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/ShlomoBenartzi_2011S-embed.jpg&amp;vw=512&amp;vh=288&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=1367&amp;lang=&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=shlomo_benartzi_saving_more_tomorrow;year=2011;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=how_the_mind_works;event=TEDSalon+NY2011;tag=behavioral+economics;tag=economics;tag=money;tag=psychology;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"pluginspace\" value=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed width=\"526\" height=\"374\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgColor=\"#ffffff\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2011S\/Blank\/ShlomoBenartzi_2011S-320k.mp4&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/ShlomoBenartzi_2011S-embed.jpg&amp;vw=512&amp;vh=288&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=1367&amp;lang=&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=shlomo_benartzi_saving_more_tomorrow;year=2011;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=how_the_mind_works;event=TEDSalon+NY2011;tag=behavioral+economics;tag=economics;tag=money;tag=psychology;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The main example if of a 401k program that is not only set up as opt-out but is also set up for people to save more as they make more. The result was that savings rates skyrocketed as a result. Interestingly the example is a 401k program with many blue collar workers who were struggling to save.<\/p>\n<p>This is something we&#8217;re thinking a lot about at Blueleaf. In fact we&#8217;re working on a number of products that leverage these effects in a number of powerful ways.<\/p>\n<p>How have you used behavioral economics to help clients? What innovative things have you seen that you&#8217;re excited about? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an amazing TED talk on the power of default choices, decisions for today vs tomorrow and loss aversion. It&#8217;s also about how we can use the power of these effects to radically alter people&#8217;s financial outcomes. 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