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Eighty percent of working age American women believe that the U.S. faces a retirement crisis, and 78 percent say the typical worker just can’t save enough on their own to guarantee a secure retirement according to a new research infographic from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS). These findings are detailed in a new research infographic from NIRS, What Do Women Think About Retirement? The findings are based upon a national survey of working age Americans conducted by Greenwald Research.

This week is America Saves Week, a time to focus on actions Americans can take to successfully save.  When it comes to saving for retirement, Americans are feeling pessimistic. In a recent nationwide survey of working age Americans,  79 percent agree that the nation faces a retirement savings crisis, up from 67 percent in 2020. […]

The National Institute on Retirement Security submitted a response to a column published in The Wall Street Journal on February 28, 2024 regarding the Alaska legislature’s proposed plan to create a defined-benefit retirement system for state employees. NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that the initial column “ignores the success other states have had managing […]

National Institute on Retirement Security Finds Changes to Rhode Island Public Employee Retirement Benefits Are Contributing to Employee Attrition WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2024 – A new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds shifting employees in the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI) from defined benefit pensions in 2012 to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 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 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.