Improving Retirement Security by Boosting Private-Sector Pensions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrC1cvgTGfo May 8th, 2024 The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing in February on the retirement security crisis and how defined benefit (DB) pensions…
Read moreThe Retirement Case for Updating SSI’s Asset Limits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wmXddY1qGU January 10th, 2024 The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides critical monthly cash benefits to elderly Americans and Americans with disabilities who have very low or no incomes. But…
Read moreA Case Study in Pension Innovation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XRsEdb_w3A June 5th, 2024 Today, some US policymakers are asking “how can we boost pensions in the private sector to improve retirement income security?” Our neighbors to the north can…
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Despite Political Polarization, Dems and GOP United in Concern About U.S. Retirement Crisis
…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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Public Pension Benefit Spending Provides Substantial Economic Impact on Rural Communities And Small Towns
…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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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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Public Employees Choose Pensions
…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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Poverty Rate Nearly Doubles for Americans Lacking Pensions
…Webinar on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 11 AM ET to Review Findings. WASHINGTON, D.C., July 26, 2012 – Rates of poverty among older households lacking defined benefit (DB) pension…
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NIRS Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee on the U.S. Retirement Savings Shortfall
…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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