According to a 2025 report from Capitalize, an estimated 31.9 million retirement accounts have been left behind by job changes over the years.

Combined, they hold about $2.1 trillion. The average balance is nearly $67,000. 🗂️

One of them could have your name on it.

The federal government built a tool for this. The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database, created under a 2022 law and run by the U.S. Department of Labor, searches for old workplace plans tied to your Social Security number.

Here’s how it works:

1️⃣ Go to lostandfound.dol.gov

2️⃣ Verify your identity through Login.gov

3️⃣ Search for old workplace plans tied to you

4️⃣ Check the results and contact the plan

Old accounts get buried under new jobs, new addresses, and providers that merge or rename.

If you’ve changed jobs more than once, run the search at lostandfound.dol.gov and see what turns up. 💬

Strategic Wealth Partner

Taurus Wealth Management, LLC

(406)370-4589

[email protected]