Financial Security Scorecards
…Financial Security from Worst to Best 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 NOTE: Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in this study.Download all 51 of the…
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Nine in Ten Americans Say U.S. Retirement System Under Severe Stress
…Americans have low retirement expectations. Americans consider a secure retirement simply surviving or living comfortably (34%), paying their bills (17%), and maintaining their pre-retirement lifestyle (11%). Only 11% expect retirement…
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80 Percent of U.S. Women Say the Nation Faces a Retirement Crisis
…as a whole. Located 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. ###…
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Academic Advisory Board
…MAAA, Former, Faculty-in-Charge, Actuarial Science Program, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Teresa Ghilarducci, PhD, Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Economics, Director, Bernard Schwartz Center for…
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The Forgotten Generation: Generation X Approaches Retirement
…NIRS research associate, and Joelle Saad-Lessler, Stevens Institute associate professor and associate dean of undergraduate studies. The report examines a wide range of metrics for assessing retirement preparedness, including sponsorship,…
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Americans’ Views and Recent Developments of State-Facilitated Retirement Savings Programs
…Security; Courtney Eccles, Vice-President, State & Client Relationship Management, Vestwell; Anna Stevens, Program Manager, Colorado SecureSavings Program; and Beth Bordowitz, Executive Director, MERIT (Maine Retirement Investment Trust). Download the presentation….
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Ever Wanted to Ask an Economist About Retirement?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU4xlepl_E0 April 3rd, 2024 There’s a lot of misinformation out there about retirement. Some claim Social Security is going bankrupt. Others claim Millennials aren’t saving enough for retirement because they’re…
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Public Pensions Getting it Right, Speakers Tell Senate Committe Hearing
…D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, U.S. Government Accountability Office. Most public plans have enough money to pay for promises for several years to come, Bovbjerg said. However,…
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New Report on Public, Private Sector Compensation
…is 6.8% lower for state employees and 7.4% lower for local employees than for comparable private sector employees. “The picture is clear. In an apples-to-apples comparison, state and local government…
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