• 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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• 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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• October 1, 2011
A Better Bang for New York City’s Buck
This report finds that New York City’s defined benefit pension plans can deliver the same retirement income at nearly 40% lower cost than defined contribution 401(k)-type individual accounts.
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• September 1, 2011
Decisions, Decisions: Retirement Plan Choices for Public Employees and Employers
This study analyzes seven state retirement systems that offer a choice between DB and DC plans to find that workers strongly prefer DB plans over DC plans.
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• August 1, 2008
A Better Bang for the Buck: The Economic Efficiencies of Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Pension plans are a far more cost-efficient means of providing retirement income compared to individual defined contribution accounts.