• March 1, 2015
The Continuing Retirement Savings Crisis
A new research report calculates that the U.S. retirement savings crisis continues to worsen, and that the typical working household still has virtually no retirement savings.
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• December 14, 2014
Still a Better Bang for the Buck: An Update on the Economic Efficiencies of Defined Benefit Pensions
New research finds that pension plans are a far more cost-efficient means of providing retirement income as compared to individual defined contribution accounts.
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• July 1, 2014
Financial Security Scorecard: A State-by-State Analysis of Economic Pressures Facing Future Retirees
This new analysis gauges the relative performance of the fifty states and the District of Columbia in three key areas: anticipated retirement income; major retirement costs like housing and healthcare; and labor market conditions for older workers.
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• July 1, 2014
Pensionomics 2014: Measuring the Economic Impact of DB Pension Expenditures
A new national economic impact study finds that DB pension benefits have a significant economic impact: 6.2 million American jobs and $943 billion in economic output.
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• December 1, 2013
Race and Retirement Insecurity in the United States
New NIRS research examines racial disparities in retirement readiness among working-age Americans and households.
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• June 1, 2013
The Retirement Savings Crisis: Is It Worse Than We Think?
The study broadly examines how American households are faring in relation to retirement savings targets recommended by some financial services firms.
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• February 1, 2013
Pensions and Retirement Security 2013: A Roadmap for Policy Makers
This nationwide public opinion poll measures how Americans feel about their financial security in retirement and assesses their views on policies that could improve their retirement outlook.
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• July 1, 2012
The Pension Factor 2012: The Role of Defined Benefit Pensions in Reducing Elder Economic Hardships
This report calculates the impact of pensions for reducing the risk of elder American poverty and hardship, particularly for households headed by women and racial/ethnic minority groups.
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• March 1, 2012
Pensionomics 2012: Measuring the Economic Impact of DB Pension Expenditures
This report provides the national economic impacts of public and private pension plans, as well as the impact of state and local plans on a state-by-state basis.