In the News • May 9, 2009
North County Times, May 9, 2009 Marie Coco covers NIRS new research brief and says Mother’s Day is a time for more conversations about how mothers—and all American women—are going to be supported in old age. Women used to depend on traditional pensions that under the law protected surviving spouses, usually a widow, with lifetime monthly […]
In the News • May 9, 2009
Washington Post Writers Group, May 9, 2009 — Syndicated columnist Marie Coco covers NIRS new research brief and says Mother’s Day is a time for more conversations about how mothers—and all American women—are going to be supported in old age. Despite all the educational and employment gains women have made over the last three decades, “there’s still a […]
Press Release • May 7, 2009
May 7, 2009, Washington, D.C. – Women remain at a higher risk for retirement insecurity as compared to men, according to a new research brief issued today by the National Institute on Retirement Security. That risk can be reduced by ensuring women have the combination of a traditional pension, supplemental 401(k)-type individual savings, and Social […]
In the News • May 7, 2009
The Washington Post, May 7, 2009 — David Ignatius covers the U.S. retirement security crisis. He refers to a recent NIRS poll, which indicates anxiety about the issue. Some 83% of those Americans polled said they were worried about having a secure retirement. Of those with a 401(k) account, only about half thought they would have enough money […]
In the News • May 7, 2009
Plan Sponsor, May 7, 2009 Women remain at a higher risk for retirement insecurity as compared to men, according to a new research brief issued today by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS). Specifically, the research finds that that a woman with a salary of $50,000 must save $1,000 more per year than her […]
In the News • May 7, 2009
BNA Daily Report for Executives, May 7, 2009 Women, even more than men, need the retirement security that only defined benefit plans provide, according to an issue brief published by the National Institute on Retirement Security. Because women generally earn less and live longer than men, having a secure pension is necessary to prevent women […]
In the News • May 4, 2009
U.S. News and World Report, May 4, 2009 Americans with shrunken nest eggs are feeling nostalgic for pensions. About half of those without a pension (55 percent), say the old-fashioned retirement plan would ease their money worries, according to a National Institute on Retirement Security survey. However, not all workers with pensions are sleeping soundly. […]