In the News • February 1, 2024
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
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
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
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.
In the News • November 28, 2023
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.
In the News • October 30, 2023
In a Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that the battle to bring back pensions for auto workers will have to fight another day. But maybe other companies with frozen pension plans will take a hard look at the evidence about the wisdom of offering pension plans. Certainly, a pension renaissance would benefit […]
In the News • October 12, 2023
In a Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that there’s no arguing that Swift’s economic footprint is big and will only grow as her international tour continues and she releases re-records of her previous albums. But there’s an economic juggernaut bigger than Swiftonomics that occurs every single day. It’s called Pensionomics, or the […]
In the News • August 29, 2023
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 […]
In the News • August 14, 2023
In a new Forbes column, NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes about a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Older Workers: Retirement Account Disparities Have Increased by Income and Persisted by Race Over Time. The analysis finds that many Americans are losing ground when it comes to building retirement savings, despite policy efforts to improve workers’ savings. […]