In the News • August 24, 2009
PLANSPONSOR, August 24, 2009 — In a Podcast interview, NIRS executive director Beth Almeida discusses the findings of the newest report “The Pension Factor.” The study finds that pensions help elder Americans avoid poverty and hardship. “Pensions reduce — and in some cases eliminate — the greater risk of poverty and public-assistance dependence that women and minority populations otherwise […]
In the News • August 21, 2009
Gainesville Sun, August 21, 2009 — Raymond T. Edmondson, Jr. writes that little attention has been paid to the important economic impact of defined benefit pensions. A 2005-2006 National Institute on Retirement Security analysis of the economic impact of public pension spending revealed substantial economic contributions by public sector retirees. Expenditures from those benefit payments supported $1.3 billion […]
In the News • August 16, 2009
Women’s Health Law Weekly, August 16, 2009 — Defined benefit pension income plays a critical role in reducing the risk of poverty and hardship among older Americans. “This analysis reveals that pensions have a unique, independent, and positive impact on older Americans economic well-being. This ‘pension factor’ is particularly powerful for improving the economic security of vulnerable older […]
In the News • August 7, 2009
The Sacramento Bee, August 7, 2009 — A new study finds that poverty rates among older households lacking pension income are about six times greater than those with such income. Key findings in the Pension Factor indicate that pension receipt among older American households in 2006 was associated with: 1.72 million fewer poor households and 2.97 million fewer […]
In the News • August 4, 2009
MarketWatch, August 4, 2009 — Why is it bad to not have a traditional pension? Well, the poverty rate among older households lacking pension income is about six times greater than those with such income, according to The Pension Factor. “Pensions reduce — and in some cases eliminate — the greater risk of poverty and public-assistance dependence […]