Fortifying Main Street Fact Sheets
…contain a state capital see higher-than-expected impacts compared to other metropolitan counties. What is the impact in your state? Click on a state to download a Fact Sheet with maps…
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Defined Benefit Plans: A Better Bang for the Buck
…This article reviews the findings of a recent study on the economic efficiencies of defined benefit plans and concludes that defined benefit plans can do more with less, as compared…
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Pensions Improve Education Quality, Reduce Teacher Turnover
…These findings are contained in a new research brief from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS), Revisiting the Three Rs of Teacher Retirement Systems: Recruitment, Retention and Retirement. Download…
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Pension Toolkit
The 2014 NIRS/NRTA Pension Education Toolkit was developed in conjunction with the NRTA, AARP’s Educator Community. We encourage the public and NIRS members to use this information to educate retirees…
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New Research Examines Human Resource Impacts of Pensions
…labor force if they switched retirement benefits away from pensions. Public employees would be less committed to employers and thus less likely to invest in non transferable skills that are…
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Pensions Are Critical Tool For Recruiting, Retaining Teachers, Offer Best Path To Retirement
…Dr. Christian Weller, professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Download the full report here. The research debunks false claims about defined contribution (DC) 401(k)-type plans and…
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87 Percent of Americans Want Action Now to Address Social Security Funding Shortfall
…each month, and for some retirees nearly 90 percent of their income in retirement will come from Social Security. Given Social Security’s central role in the financial security of so…
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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy to Deliver Keynote Remarks at Retirement Policy Conference
…diverse membership of organizations interested in retirement security including financial services firms, retirement plan sponsors and service providers, and trade associations among others. More information is available at http://www.nirsonline.org. …
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Pension Spending Supports $1.3 Trillion In Output, 6.9 Million Jobs, $192 Billion in Tax Revenue Across U.S. Economy
…food, clothing, and medicine at local stores, and may even make larger purchases like a car or a computer. These purchases, combined with those of other retirees with pensions, create…
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