Reports March 2015

Retirement Security 2015: Roadmap for Policy Makers Americans’ Views of the Retirement Crisis

A new nationwide public opinion research report finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans – 86 percent – believe the nation faces a retirement crisis.

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Reports December 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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Issue Briefs October 2014

Teacher Retirement Plans: Case Studies in Washington and Ohio Indicate Value of Pensions

An issue brief finds that teachers prefer a stand-alone defined benefit pension when given a choice between a pension plan or a plan that combines a defined contribution account with a pension.

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Reports July 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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Reports March 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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Reports December 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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