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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, […]

• 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.

• Press Release • September 28, 2023

  New Analysis Finds Average Amount of Student Loan Debt held by Gen Xers Is $40,000

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New National Institute on Retirement Security Analysis Finds Average Amount of Student Loan Debt held by Gen Xers Is $40,000 Persistence of Student Loan Debt May be Hindering Generation X’s Retirement Savings  WASHINGTON, D.C., September 28, 2023 – A new analysis from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds 13 percent […]

• Press Release • September 12, 2023

  Public Pensions Play a Critical Role Reducing Wealth Inequality by Race and Gender

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Report Finds Public Pensions Play a Critical Role in Delivering Retirement Security for Older Americans While Reducing Wealth Inequality by Race and Gender Report Supplemented by 51 Fact Sheets Detailing Pension Equity Impacts in States and Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C., and BERKELEY, CA, September 13, 2023 – A new report finds […]

• Press Release • July 12, 2023

  New Report Finds Alarming Retirement Outlook for Generation X

  New Report Finds Alarming Retirement Outlook for Generation X National Institute on Retirement Security Analysis Indicates Bottom Half of Generation X Earners Have Almost Nothing Saved for Retirement WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12, 2023 – A new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds a dismal retirement outlook for Generation X, the first […]

• Press Release • April 27, 2023

  NIRS Delivers Report on Impacts of Retirement Plan Design on Teacher Retention to Alaska Department of Education

  National Institute on Retirement Security Delivers Report on Impacts of Retirement Plan Design on Teacher Retention to Alaska Department of Education WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2023 – The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has delivered a new report to the Alaska Department of Education on the impacts of various retirement benefit offerings on the […]

• Press Release • February 21, 2023

  NIRS Hosts 14th Annual Retirement Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.

  MEDIA ADVISORY National Institute on Retirement Security Hosts 14th Annual Retirement Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary Lisa Gomez to Deliver Remarks February 21, 2023, Washington, D.C. – The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) will hold its 14th Annual Retirement Policy Conference on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in Washington, […]