New Research Finds Strong Support for State-Facilitated Retirement Programs for Workers Lacking Workplace Plans
…Retirement Security (NIRS), Americans’ Views of State-Facilitated Retirement Programs. Download the research here. “It’s encouraging that many states are taking action to help employees save for retirement, and it’s equally…
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New Report Examines Medicaid’s Critical Role in Providing Long-Term Care Coverage for Older Americans
…difficult for Americans to afford the costs of long- term care. These unpredictable costs, combined with low levels of savings, mean many older American families find themselves forced to spend…
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New Case Study Examines How Dismantling Pensions Triggered Mass Exodus of Public Safety Workers
…its employees, including police officers and firefighters. The new “combined” retirement plans offered dramatically lower DB pension benefits and new individual 401(k)-style defined contribution (DC) retirement accounts. Shortly thereafter, the…
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New Research Finds Pension Plans Alone Often Don’t Provide Retirement Income Adequacy for State and Local Government Employees
…authored by Eric Atwater, Aon partner, Tyler Bond, NIRS research manager, Dan Doonan, NIRS executive director, and Emily Swickard, Aon consultant. Download the research. Register for a webinar on Thursday,…
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New Survey Finds 83% of Americans Concerned About Retirement
…their ability to retire. Some 71% indicate they feel it is harder today to retire as compared to previous generations. The findings also indicate that Americans believe pensions can help…
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New Study Analyzes Teacher Pension Plans in Six States
…Segal Consulting. Download the report here. Register for the webinar here. “In the six states analyzed, we find that pensions are significantly better matched to a teacher’s career than 401(k)…
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New Research Finds 95 Percent of Millennials Not Saving Adequately For Retirement
…Retirement Security (NIRS), Millennials and Retirement: Already Falling Short, authored by Jennifer Brown, NIRS manager of research. Download the full report here. Register for the webinar here. The report indicates…
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New Case Studies Find Increased Taxpayer Costs When States Move Employees Out of Pension Plans
…lists the ability to offer a pension as a “critical need” for the department. Download the case studies here. Register here for a webinar scheduled for Tuesday, August 13, 2019,…
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77% of Americans Support Pensions for All Workers
…from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS), Americans’ Views of State and Local Employee Retirement Plans. Download the research here. “The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a light on the…
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