In the News • February 28, 2017
A few weeks after the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives moved to kill rules allowing states to create portable retirement savings accounts, a new survey found that 75 percent of Americans support just such an option. The response was a common refrain in a report that echoed the growing dread of living out one’s golden […]
In the News • February 28, 2017
Article in Pensions & Investments details a report in which NIRS shows Americans are worried about their retirement secutiry. Read the article.
Press Release • February 28, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 28, 2017 – America faces deep political divide, but not when it comes to economic security in retirement. A new report finds that 76 percent of Americans are concerned about their ability to achieve a secure retirement, with that level of worry at 78 percent for Democrats and 76 percent for Republicans. […]
In the News • February 24, 2017
“A landmark, IRA-type retirement savings program created for millions of Californians, came under threat last week when House Republicans passed a joint resolution aimed at blocking states from setting up such payroll savings plans. The resolution, which now moves to the Senate for consideration, targets Department of Labor rules designed to expand the number of working Americans with […]
In the News • February 21, 2017
“A landmark, IRA-type retirement savings program created for millions of Californians, came under threat last week when House Republicans passed a joint resolution aimed at blocking states from setting up such payroll savings plans. The resolution, which now moves to the Senate for consideration, targets Department of Labor rules designed to expand the number of […]
In the News • February 20, 2017
“Flexing their majority, House Republicans approved House Joint Resolution 66 by U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton., and H.J. Res 67 by U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, a Republican from Florida, to torpedo a long-agreed upon retirement security programs in several states, including California. Republicans have employed a rarely used parliamentary procedure to put these bills on a track where committee review […]
In the News • February 20, 2017
States and local governments hit a major roadblock, after the U.S. House of Representatives approved resolutions blocking Department of Labor safe-harbor rules for their private-sector retirement savings programs. Read the article.
In the News • February 16, 2017
“So much for states’ rights. The Republican-controlled Congress took aim this week at states that are creating retirement saving programs for workers who do not already have 401(k)s through their jobs. Seven states – including populous California, Illinois and Maryland – are implementing government-sponsored auto-IRA plans, and another 30 are considering their own, according to […]
In the News • February 13, 2017
“Maybe not with politicians, but the general public is getting tired of worrying how they’ll survive during retirement. That’s according to a new poll from the National Institute on Retirement Security and Greenwald Associates, which found that bipartisan support among Americans for state-sponsored retirement plans is even stronger, at 75 percent, than it was in 2015, when it […]