A Birthday Gift for Social Security: Action Now Will Protect Benefits for the Next 90 Years
Happy birthday, Social Security! President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935, establishing a program that would grow over 90 years to become the foundation of retirement security in the United States. As we celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of Social Security during this anniversary month, it’s also important […]
Statement on the 90th Anniversary of Social Security
To commemorate the program’s 90th anniversary, Dan Doonan, Executive Director, National Institute on Retirement Security, issued a statement on the importance of the program and the need for a bipartisan solution to address funding.
New Report Details How U.S. Public Pension Plan Investment Strategies Have Adapted to Meet Changing Market Conditions
A new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) and Aon examines the changes public pension plan investing has undergone throughout the twenty-first century.
U.S. public policy typically encourages saving. Our retirement system has undergone a major transformation over the past four decades, shifting workers to an individual savings-based system. Public policy supports saving for college costs, health costs, and emergencies, so it seems odd when a specific group of Americans is denied the ability to save, but that […]
For decades, Americans have been told that Social Security is teetering on the brink. Warnings about a looming mismatch between the program’s revenues and expenses have become part of the Social Security narrative. As a result, it seems like the system is in constant need of reform. It’s a compelling story, but it’s not the […]
The Unsung Economic Engine: Retiree Pension Spending
In a new Forbes column NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that pension income is so much more than just income for retirees – it’s also a reliable economic engine that impacts virtually every community across the U.S. When pension income lands in a retiree’s bank account, that money doesn’t just sit in an account. […]
National Institute on Retirement Security to Hold Retirement Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.
MEDIA ADVISORY National Institute on Retirement Security to Hold Retirement Policy Conference on March 3 – 4 in Washington, D.C. February 20, 2025, Washington, D.C. – The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) will hold its 16th Annual Retirement Policy Conference, Choices, Challenges, and Opportunities | Strengthening Our Retirement Infrastructure, in Washington, D.C. At the […]
New Public Survey Lays Out a Bipartisan Roadmap for Social Security’s Future
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 29, 2025 – Today, the National Academy of Social Insurance, AARP, the National Institute on Retirement Security, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a new survey detailing Americans’ views on Social Security. Unlike most public opinion research on Social Security, which asks about each policy option individually, the survey, features a […]
