The Missing Middle: How Tax Incentives for Retirement Savings Leave Middle-Class Families Behind
…heavily skewed toward high-income earners. Some of this is due to the design of the tax breaks themselves, but outside factors, such as participation in employer-provided retirement plans and having…
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Teacher Retirement Plans: Case Studies in Washington and Ohio Indicate Value of Pensions
…a pension. This new research brief examines the experience in the only two states that have offered a defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) combination choice – Washington and…
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PLANSPONSOR Quotes NIRS on COLAS
November 23, 2011 — PLANSPONSOR’s September cover story, “The Cost of COLAs,” features NIRS’ Driector of Program, Ilana Boive, who offers insight on the importance of COLAs for retirees and…
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New Brief Examines Pension Protection Act Impacts 10 Years After Enactment
…a whole. Located in Washington, D.C., NIRS’ diverse membership includes financial services firms, employee benefit plans, trade associations, and other retirement service providers. Contact: Kelly Kenneally | kkenneally@nirsonline.org | 202.457.8190…
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Enduring Challenges: Examining the Experiences of States that Closed Pension Plans
…of alternative plan designs: Alaska, Kentucky, Michigan, and West Virginia. The report’s key findings are as follows: Switching from a defined benefit pension plan to a defined contribution or cash…
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Private Sector Pensions Regulated to Death
…has a diverse membership of organizations interested in retirement security including financial services firms, retirement plan sponsors and service providers, trade associations among others. More information is available at http://www.nirsonline.org….
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New Research Finds Millennials & Gen X Increasingly Concerned About Retirement
…services firms, employee benefit plans, trade associations, and other retirement service providers. More information is available at www.nirsonline.org. Follow NIRS on Twitter @NIRSonline. Contact: Kelly Kenneally | kkenneally@nirsonline.org | 202.457.8190…
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New Research Examines the Impact of the Great Recession on U.S. Public Pension Plans
…Washington, D.C., NIRS’ diverse membership includes financial services firms, employee benefit plans, trade associations, and other retirement service providers. More information is available at www.nirsonline.org. Follow NIRS on Twitter @NIRSonline….
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New Research Finds Strong Support for State-Facilitated Retirement Programs for Workers Lacking Workplace Plans
…in Washington, D.C., NIRS membership includes financial services firms, employee benefit plans, trade associations, and other retirement service providers. More information is available at www.nirsonline.org. Follow NIRS on Twitter @NIRSonline….
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