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• Press Release • February 28, 2024

  Americans Face Alarming Retirement Savings Shortfall, According to National Institute on Retirement Security Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee

  Americans Face Alarming Retirement Savings Shortfall, According to National Institute on Retirement Security Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee The Move Away From Pensions Is a Major Culprit in the Nation’s Retirement Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C., February 29, 2024 – Most Americans will not have enough money for a financially secure retirement, and they are worried about […]

• Press Release • February 27, 2024

  83 Percent of Americans Believe All Workers Should Have a Pension

  83 Percent of Americans Believe All Workers Should Have a Pension, New National Institute on Retirement Security Report Finds Americans Want Action Now on Social Security, While 79 Percent Agree the Nation Faces a Retirement Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C., February 27, 2024 – Americans are increasingly worried about retirement, and they see a return to pensions […]

• Press Release • February 22, 2024

  U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy to Deliver Keynote Remarks at Retirement Policy Conference

  MEDIA ADVISORY U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy to Deliver Keynote Remarks at the National Institute on Retirement Security Policy Conference 15th Annual Retirement Conference Scheduled for February 27th in Washington, D.C. February 22, 2024, Washington, D.C. – The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) will hold its 15th Annual Retirement Policy Conference on Tuesday, February 27, […]

• In the News • February 1, 2024

  Demographic Changes Highlight Growing Retirement Challenges

  In a Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that one of the most immediate challenges resulting from changing demographics is the strain on government-sponsored pension and healthcare programs.

• In the News • December 19, 2023

  Updating SSI’s Asset Limits Would Bolster Retirement Security

  In a Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes retirement policy has remained an area for bipartisan cooperation. Congress has passed two major pieces of retirement policy legislation in recent years, and red states, blue states, and purple states have established state-facilitated retirement savings programs to help working Americans save for their retirement. It […]

• In the News • December 18, 2023

  Will 2024 Be The Year Of The Pension Comeback?

  In a Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that following IBM’s recent announcement that the company will resume offering a pension plan to its employees, there is much speculation that other companies will follow suit.

• In the News • December 8, 2023

  It’s A Good Time To Address America’s Retirement Challenge

  With a strong labor market, plentiful jobs, rising wages and wealth, and an urgent need for people to be more optimistic about our national future, there may never be a better time to act on retirement challenges than today.

• Press Release • December 3, 2023

  New Report Examines Impacts of Switching Away from Defined Benefit Pension Plans

  A new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security tracks the experience of five states that shifted new employees away from defined benefit (DB) pensions to defined contribution (DC) or cash balance plans. Among states that switched to a DC plan, costs rose, negative cash flow grew, and employee turnover increased.

• In the News • November 28, 2023

  North Carolina Taxpayers Could Be Liable For Billions

  In a new Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that the financial stability of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) and State Health Plan could take a dramatic turn for the worse if the North Carolina legislature doesn’t quickly take action to remedy a provision in the recently enacted $30 billion state budget.