Retirement Security Risks: What Role Can Annuities Play in Easing Risks in Public Pension Plans?
A new research brief finds that most public defined benefit (DB) pension plans have effectively managed key retirement security risk – investment, adequacy, longevity and inflation risks.
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The Continuing Retirement Savings Crisis
A new research report calculates that the U.S. retirement savings crisis continues to worsen, and that the typical working household still has virtually no retirement savings.
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Retirement Security 2015: Roadmap for Policy Makers Americans’ Views of the Retirement Crisis
A new nationwide public opinion research report finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans – 86 percent – believe the nation faces a retirement crisis.
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Still a Better Bang for the Buck: An Update on the Economic Efficiencies of Defined Benefit Pensions
New research finds that pension plans are a far more cost-efficient means of providing retirement income as compared to individual defined contribution accounts.
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Teacher Retirement Plans: Case Studies in Washington and Ohio Indicate Value of Pensions
An issue brief finds that teachers prefer a stand-alone defined benefit pension when given a choice between a pension plan or a plan that combines a defined contribution account with a pension.
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Pensionomics 2014: Measuring the Economic Impact of DB Pension Expenditures
A new national economic impact study finds that DB pension benefits have a significant economic impact: 6.2 million American jobs and $943 billion in economic output.
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