In the News • May 28, 2024
In a Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that defined benefit pensions are a reliable source of retirement income and remain extremely popular among workers today. Despite claims of their demise, DB pension plans are alive and well, paying benefits to 25 million people, holding $11.8 trillion in plan assets, and more than […]
Press Release • May 14, 2024
New Research Finds Strong Support for State-Facilitated Retirement Programs for Workers Lacking Workplace Plans Webinar on May 16 With Review of Research and Update on State Programs WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2024 – A new national survey of working-age Americans from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds strong support for new state-facilitated retirement […]
In the News • May 14, 2024
In a Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan outlines what Alaskans could expect if the state were to move forward with a return to pensions for its public workforce. Currently. Alaska is an outlier state when it comes to retirement benefits, offering only 401(k)-style defined contribution (DC) benefits to its workers. Alaskans who deliver […]
Press Release • May 8, 2024
National Institute on Retirement Security Submits Research Issue Brief to U.S. Senate HELP Committee with Policy Options for Boosting Private-Sector Pension Coverage Webinar Today at 2 PM ET to Review Research WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8, 2024 – In response to a request for information issued by the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) […]
In the News • May 2, 2024
In a Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan reports on his visit to Alaska to discuss with stakeholders the retirement and workforce challenges facing the state. He writes that he is heartened to see that Alaskans are having an open, honest, and data-driven debate about the solution they want to solve their workforce crisis. […]
In the News • May 1, 2024
NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan reports on his visit to Alaska where he is meeting with key stakeholders to share the findings from a recent report requested by the Alaska Department of Education on teacher recruitment and retention.
Press Release • April 29, 2024
Eighty percent of working age American women believe that the U.S. faces a retirement crisis, and 78 percent say the typical worker just can’t save enough on their own to guarantee a secure retirement according to a new research infographic from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS). These findings are detailed in a new research infographic from NIRS, What Do Women Think About Retirement? The findings are based upon a national survey of working age Americans conducted by Greenwald Research.
In the News • April 11, 2024
This week is America Saves Week, a time to focus on actions Americans can take to successfully save. When it comes to saving for retirement, Americans are feeling pessimistic. In a recent nationwide survey of working age Americans, 79 percent agree that the nation faces a retirement savings crisis, up from 67 percent in 2020. […]
Press Release • March 6, 2024
National Institute on Retirement Security Finds Changes to Rhode Island Public Employee Retirement Benefits Are Contributing to Employee Attrition WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2024 – A new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds shifting employees in the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI) from defined benefit pensions in 2012 to […]