In a new Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes about the impact of North Dakota’s decision to close their main public employee pension plan due to underfunding. While legislators may see closing the plan as a quick fix, examples from other states such as Alaska and Michigan show that the consequences of this change could be dire. The move could lead to increased costs, challenges in recruitment and retention, and reduced retirement security for future North Dakota employees.
In a Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that as America ages and income inequality deepens, concerns about retirement security are mounting. Some voices, however, indicate that retirement concerns are exaggerated, relying on data indicating that older Baby Boomers have largely fared well in retirement. But new research published in The Journal of Retirement […]
Contrary to popular belief that Millennials and Generation Z employees are constantly switching jobs, new research from the National Institute on Retirement Security finds that younger workers today show job retention patterns that closely mirror previous generations at the same stage of their careers.