Press Release • February 27, 2024
83 Percent of Americans Believe All Workers Should Have a Pension, New National Institute on Retirement Security Report Finds Americans Want Action Now on Social Security, While 79 Percent Agree the Nation Faces a Retirement Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C., February 27, 2024 – Americans are increasingly worried about retirement, and they see a return to pensions […]
Press Release • February 22, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy to Deliver Keynote Remarks at the National Institute on Retirement Security Policy Conference 15th Annual Retirement Conference Scheduled for February 27th in Washington, D.C. February 22, 2024, Washington, D.C. – The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) will hold its 15th Annual Retirement Policy Conference on Tuesday, February 27, […]
Press Release • December 3, 2023
A new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security tracks the experience of five states that shifted new employees away from defined benefit (DB) pensions to defined contribution (DC) or cash balance plans. Among states that switched to a DC plan, costs rose, negative cash flow grew, and employee turnover increased.
Press Release • September 28, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New National Institute on Retirement Security Analysis Finds Average Amount of Student Loan Debt held by Gen Xers Is $40,000 Persistence of Student Loan Debt May be Hindering Generation X’s Retirement Savings WASHINGTON, D.C., September 28, 2023 – A new analysis from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds 13 percent […]
Press Release • September 12, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Report Finds Public Pensions Play a Critical Role in Delivering Retirement Security for Older Americans While Reducing Wealth Inequality by Race and Gender Report Supplemented by 51 Fact Sheets Detailing Pension Equity Impacts in States and Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C., and BERKELEY, CA, September 13, 2023 – A new report finds […]
Press Release • July 12, 2023
New Report Finds Alarming Retirement Outlook for Generation X National Institute on Retirement Security Analysis Indicates Bottom Half of Generation X Earners Have Almost Nothing Saved for Retirement WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12, 2023 – A new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds a dismal retirement outlook for Generation X, the first […]
Press Release • April 27, 2023
National Institute on Retirement Security Delivers Report on Impacts of Retirement Plan Design on Teacher Retention to Alaska Department of Education WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2023 – The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has delivered a new report to the Alaska Department of Education on the impacts of various retirement benefit offerings on the […]
Press Release • February 21, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY National Institute on Retirement Security Hosts 14th Annual Retirement Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary Lisa Gomez to Deliver Remarks February 21, 2023, Washington, D.C. – The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) will hold its 14th Annual Retirement Policy Conference on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in Washington, […]
Press Release • January 4, 2023
Pension Spending During Pandemic Supported $1.3 Trillion In Output, 6.8 Million Jobs, $157.7 Billion in Tax Revenue Across the U.S. Economy Real Estate, Food Services, Health Care, and Retail Sectors Realized Biggest Employment Impacts Webinar on January 11 at 2 PM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., January 4, 2023 – Economic gains attributable to […]