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85% of Millennials Working in State & Local Government Plan To Stick with Employer
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  • 85% of Millennials Working in State & Local Government Plan To Stick with Employer

    85% OF MILLENNIALS WORKING IN STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLAN TO STICK WITH THEIR EMPLOYER, BUT BENEFIT CHANGES COULD PUSH THEM OUT THE DOOR Most Millennials Working in State and Local Government Satisfied with Job Despite Knowing They Could Earn More in the Private Sector Webinar to Review Findings on February 13th at 2 PM […]

    Feb 5, 2020

    Here’s where most Americans are really getting their retirement income
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  • Here’s where most Americans are really getting their retirement income

    CNBC reports that retirement income is often thought to come from three sources: Social Security, pensions and savings. “That combination is often called a three-legged stool, a metaphor for the money retirees use to support themselves once they are no longer working full time. However, a new report finds that very few retirees actually have […]

    Jan 17, 2020

    Sanders is right: Biden is vulnerable to Trump on Social Security
    Election 2020
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  • Sanders is right: Biden is vulnerable to Trump on Social Security

    A Washington Post column says that Bernie Sanders is “a longtime Social Security champion and last year introduced legislation that would increase benefits for lower-income Americans, as well as change the cost-of-living formula to compensate for the higher inflation seniors experience thanks to their disproportionate medical spending.” “It’s tough to overstate how important Social Security […]

    Jan 14, 2020

    Everyone should be worried about Social Security and 401(k) plans — including the presidential candidates
    Election 2020
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  • Everyone should be worried about Social Security and 401(k) plans — including the presidential candidates

    MarketWatch reports that “Democratic candidates have voiced their opinions on climate change, universal health care and the current president for months, but Tuesday marks the seventh and last debate before primary voting begins — and they still haven’t talked much about Americans’ future financial security.” Although their positions may be similar, considering they’re all Democrats, […]

    Jan 14, 2020

    Retirement Security Is On A Treacherous Path, New Report Warns
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  • Retirement Security Is On A Treacherous Path, New Report Warns

    A Forbes column indicates that retirement security is on a treacherous path for the future with dwindling pensions and proposals to cut Social Security. “The most surefire way to achieve a secure retirement is to have income from a three-legged stool of a defined benefit pension plan, a 401(k) combined with other personal savings and […]

    Jan 14, 2020

    New Report: 40% of Older Americans Rely Solely on Social Security for Retirement Income
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  • New Report: 40% of Older Americans Rely Solely on Social Security for Retirement Income

    Only 7% of Retirees Have Ideal Situation of Income from Three Sources: Social Security, a Pension and Savings  Social Security Kept More Than 7.5 Million Households Out of Poverty, Reduced Public Assistance Costs by $10 billion in 2013  Pensions Kept Nearly One Million Retirees Out of Poverty, Reduced Public Assistance Costs by $4 Billion in […]

    Jan 13, 2020

    National Institute on Retirement Security Applauds Passage of Retirement Legislation
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  • National Institute on Retirement Security Applauds Passage of Retirement Legislation

    Measure is Step Forward in Addressing U.S. Retirement Savings Crisis Despite Political Acrimony, Americans United in Concern About Retirement WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2019 – At a time when working Americans are struggling to save for retirement, the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) commends the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for bi-partisan passage […]

    Dec 19, 2019

    Amid Worker Shortages, New Research Examines State & Local Employee Views on Their Jobs, Pay and Benefits
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  • Amid Worker Shortages, New Research Examines State & Local Employee Views on Their Jobs, Pay and Benefits

    Amid Worker Shortages, New Research Examines State & Local Employee Views on Their Jobs, Pay and Benefits  Public Employees Committed to Public Service Despite High Stress and Lower Salaries; Say Benefits are a Key Recruitment and Retention Tool and Cuts Could Drive Them Out of Public Workforce 85 Percent of State & Local Millennial Employees […]

    Nov 11, 2019

    New Research Finds Growing Financial Asset Inequality
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  • New Research Finds Growing Financial Asset Inequality

    New Research Finds Growing Financial Asset Inequality  Persistent Concentration of Financial Assets Among the Wealthiest Coupled with Low Savings Poses Retirement Threat to Working Americans  Among Baby Boomers, Top 25 Percent Own 91 Percent of Financial Assets; Similar Inequality Among GenX and Millennial Generations  Webinar on Tuesday, October 1st at 2 PM ET to Review […]

    Sep 25, 2019

    New Case Studies Find Increased Taxpayer Costs When States Move Employees Out of Pension Plans
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  • New Case Studies Find Increased Taxpayer Costs When States Move Employees Out of Pension Plans

    Alaska, Kentucky, Michigan & West Virginia Experiences Offer Cautionary Examples to Policymakers on Retirement Plan Design Changes Webinar on August 13th at 2 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2019 – A new series of case studies finds that states that shifted new employees from defined benefit pensions to defined contribution or cash balance plans […]

    Aug 7, 2019