Press Release • February 14, 2019
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON RETIREMENT SECURITY NAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Retirement Expert Dan Doonan to Lead Research and Education Efforts WASHINGTON, D.C., February 14, 2019 – Dan Doonan has been selected to lead the National Institute on Retirement (NIRS), a non-profit, non-partisan retirement research organization located in Washington, D.C. Doonan will assume the role of executive director […]
Press Release • February 6, 2019
National Institute on Retirement Security Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee on the U.S. Retirement Savings Shortfall Bold Steps Needed to Rebuild Retirement Readiness WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2019 – Diane Oakley, executive director of the National Institute on Retirement Security, will testify today before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee […]
Press Release • January 10, 2019
PENSION SPENDING SUPPORTS 7.5 MILLION JOBS, $1.2 TRILLION IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT ACROSS THE U.S. Real Estate, Food Services, Health Care, and Retail Sectors See Biggest Employment Impacts Webcast on January 10th at 2 PM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., January 10, 2019 – A new report finds that economic gains attributable to defined benefit […]
Press Release • January 8, 2019
NEW STUDY ANALYZES TEACHER PENSION PLANS IN SIX STATES Data Reveal Pensions Have Important Retention Impact, Provide Substantially Greater Retirement Security than 401(k)-Style Accounts Webinar on January 17th at 2 PM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., January 8, 2019 – A new report finds that teacher pension plans play a critical role in retaining […]
Press Release • December 3, 2018
NEW RESEARCH FINDS INEQUALITIES IN RETIREMENT PLAN ACCESS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LATINOS Persistent Inequalities Driving Retirement Savings Gap Latino Retirement Plan Participation Rate 22 Percentage Points Lower Than Whites; Only 21.6% of Latinos Have $1 or More Saved for Retirement Webinar on December 11th at 11 AM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., December […]
Press Release • September 17, 2018
Median Retirement Account Balance is $0 Among All Working Age Individuals; 100 Million Americans Lack Any Retirement Account Assets Retirement Savings Closely Correlated with Income and Wealth; Individuals with Retirement Accounts Have More Than Three Times Income of Those Without Accounts Webinar on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at 11 AM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, […]
Press Release • February 27, 2018
Two-Thirds Have Nothing Saved; Retirement Problem Most Acute for Latino Millennials Report Offers Seven Policy Recommendations to Help Millennials Improve Retirement Outlook Webinar on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 1 PM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., February 27, 2018 – A new report finds a deeply troubling retirement outlook for the Millennial generation. Most […]
Press Release • February 8, 2018
Palm Beach Town Council Reinstated Pension Plan After Unsuccessful and Costly Shift to 401(k) Accounts Webinar on Thursday, February 15th at 1 PM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., February 8, 2018 – A new case study examines the impacts of the 2012 actions of the Town of Palm Beach to close its existing […]
Press Release • October 26, 2017
Findings Debunk Inaccurate & Misleading Assertions about Teacher Pensions Webinar on Thursday, October 26th at 11:00 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C., October 26, 2017 – A new report finds that defined benefit (DB) teacher pension plans work for both schools and teachers, and that there are important policy reasons to continue offering these retirement plans. The research […]