Win-Win: Pensions Efficiently Serve American Schools and Teachers
A new report finds that defined benefit (DB) teacher pension plans work for both schools and teachers, and that there are important policy reasons to continue offering these retirement plans.
Read moreIssue Brief: Improving the Saver’s Credit for Low and Moderate Income Workers
A series of legislative fixes – some small and others more substantial – would make the Saver’s Credit less complex and more likely to achieve its intended goal of providing greater incentives and increase retirement savings.
Read moreRevisiting the Three Rs of Teacher Retirement: Recruitment, Retention and Retirement
This issue brief analyzes the effectiveness of pensions on teacher retention and productivity. It finds that pensions play a critical role in recruiting and retaining highly productive teachers.
Read moreDecisions, Decisions: An Update on Retirement Plan Choices for Public Employees and Employers
Public employees with retirement plan choice overwhelmingly choose defined benefit pension plans over defined contribution 401(k)-type individual accounts.
Read moreWhat Do Coloradans Think About Economic Security in Retirement?
A new study finds that 72 percent of Coloradans believe that economic conditions are impacting their ability to achieve a secure retirement.
Read moreRetirement Security 2017: Americans’ Views of the Retirement Crisis
A new research report finds that across party lines, Americans are deeply worried about their economic security in retirement.
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