{"id":155387,"date":"2025-10-31T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/155387\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:00:24","slug":"how-to-find-retirement-benefits-from-old-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/155387\/","title":{"rendered":"How to find retirement benefits from old jobs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) \u2014 For today\u2019s Good Question, Debbie asks: <b>How can you check to see if you have retirement benefits, funds, or 401(k)s from old jobs? Can you check yourself or do you need to pay someone?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">It may take a little work on your own, but there is no need to pay someone for that information.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyt.com\/page\/wkyt-apps-for-ios-and-android-devices\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"WKYT Streaming Apps\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MEPHTWNVMREWLEQQWWFJM27ZMA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Start with previous employers<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The first place you\u2019d want to check would be those previous employers. You can reach out to them to see if their benefits department can put you in touch with the company holding any funds you may have saved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In some instances, those companies may no longer exist. If that\u2019s the case, there is a relatively new database you can search.<\/p>\n<p>Federal database for lost retirement savings<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A federal law passed in 2022 created a Retirement Savings Lost and Found database.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Employee Benefits Security Administration oversees it and says the website can help you find retirement plans linked to your Social Security number that were sponsored by private employers and unions.<\/p>\n<p>State unclaimed property search<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">You can also search your state\u2019s unclaimed property database. In Kentucky, you can find the search portal on the state treasurer\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>Additional free resources<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">And there are a few other places to look, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation<\/li>\n<li>The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Abandoned Plan Program<\/li>\n<li>The National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">All of those have databases you can search for free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">If you have a Good Question you\u2019d like us to try to answer, send it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyt.com\/2025\/10\/30\/good-question-how-find-retirement-benefits-old-jobs\/mailto:goodquestion@wkyt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">goodquestion@wkyt.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 WKYT. 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