Press Release • September 25, 2019
New Research Finds Growing Financial Asset Inequality Persistent Concentration of Financial Assets Among the Wealthiest Coupled with Low Savings Poses Retirement Threat to Working Americans Among Baby Boomers, Top 25 Percent Own 91 Percent of Financial Assets; Similar Inequality Among GenX and Millennial Generations Webinar on Tuesday, October 1st at 2 PM ET to Review […]
Press Release • August 7, 2019
Alaska, Kentucky, Michigan & West Virginia Experiences Offer Cautionary Examples to Policymakers on Retirement Plan Design Changes Webinar on August 13th at 2 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2019 – A new series of case studies finds that states that shifted new employees from defined benefit pensions to defined contribution or cash balance plans […]
Press Release • February 26, 2019
DESPITE POLITICAL POLARIZATION, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS UNITED IN CONCERN ABOUT U.S. RETIREMENT CRISIS Majority of Americans Say They Can’t Achieve Financial Security in Retirement and New Tax Law Isn’t Helping; Millennials Most Pessimistic But Most Willing to Save More Findings Released During Live Webcast of 10th Annual Retirement Conference WASHINGTON, D.C., February 26, 2019 […]
Press Release • February 22, 2019
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON RETIREMENT SECURITY HOSTS 10th ANNUAL RETIREMENT POLICY CONFERENCE Event Features Leading Retirement Expert Speakers and Release of New Research on Americans’ Views of the U.S. Retirement Crisis February 22, 2019, Washington, D.C. – The National Institute on Retirement Security will hold its 10th Annual Retirement Policy Conference, Retirement Security in America | […]
Press Release • February 14, 2019
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON RETIREMENT SECURITY NAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Retirement Expert Dan Doonan to Lead Research and Education Efforts WASHINGTON, D.C., February 14, 2019 – Dan Doonan has been selected to lead the National Institute on Retirement (NIRS), a non-profit, non-partisan retirement research organization located in Washington, D.C. Doonan will assume the role of executive director […]
Press Release • February 6, 2019
National Institute on Retirement Security Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee on the U.S. Retirement Savings Shortfall Bold Steps Needed to Rebuild Retirement Readiness WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2019 – Diane Oakley, executive director of the National Institute on Retirement Security, will testify today before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee […]
Press Release • January 10, 2019
PENSION SPENDING SUPPORTS 7.5 MILLION JOBS, $1.2 TRILLION IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT ACROSS THE U.S. Real Estate, Food Services, Health Care, and Retail Sectors See Biggest Employment Impacts Webcast on January 10th at 2 PM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., January 10, 2019 – A new report finds that economic gains attributable to defined benefit […]
Press Release • January 8, 2019
NEW STUDY ANALYZES TEACHER PENSION PLANS IN SIX STATES Data Reveal Pensions Have Important Retention Impact, Provide Substantially Greater Retirement Security than 401(k)-Style Accounts Webinar on January 17th at 2 PM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., January 8, 2019 – A new report finds that teacher pension plans play a critical role in retaining […]
Press Release • December 3, 2018
NEW RESEARCH FINDS INEQUALITIES IN RETIREMENT PLAN ACCESS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LATINOS Persistent Inequalities Driving Retirement Savings Gap Latino Retirement Plan Participation Rate 22 Percentage Points Lower Than Whites; Only 21.6% of Latinos Have $1 or More Saved for Retirement Webinar on December 11th at 11 AM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., December […]