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Past Event

An Economic Studies and Retirement Security Project Event

Financial Literacy in Times of Turmoil and Retirement Insecurity

Retirement, Social Security, U.S. Economy


Event Summary

The financial crisis has caused a reported $2 trillion loss in retirement accounts nationwide.

A majority of Americans are worried their retirement funds may not be sufficient, and young and old alike are concerned about financial and retirement security. On March 20, the Brookings Institution; the Wharton School's Pension Research Council and Boettner Center; the University of Michigan Retirement Research Center; and The Retirement Security Project co-sponsored a conference on financial literacy and retirement preparedness.

Event Information

When

Friday, March 20, 2009
8:50 AM to 04:30 PM

Where

Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
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Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

E-mail: events@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.6105

The conference focused on how workers and retirees can better manage saving for retirement, and how they can stay secure during retirement. Participants identified research and policy directions for the future.

William Gale   
William Gale giving presentation.

J. Mark Iwry
J. Mark Iwry speaking at event.

Participants

Welcome

Jason Fichtner

Acting Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security Administration

Financial Literacy, Planning and Retirement Saving

Chair: J. Mark Iwry

Principal, Retirement Security Project
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Julie Agnew

Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics
The Mason School of Business, The College of William and Mary

Annamaria Lusardi

Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College

Olivia Mitchell

Executive Director, Pension Research Council Director, Boettner Center for Pensions and Retirement Research, The Wharton School

Robert Willis

Professor of Economics, University of Michigan

Discussant: David Certner

Director, Legislative Policy, Government Relations and Advocacy, AARP

Financial Illiteracy and Retirement Expectations: Prospects for Longevity, Decumulation and Health

Chair: Olivia Mitchell

Executive Director, Pension Research Council Director, Boettner Center for Pensions and Retirement Research, The Wharton School

Michael Hurd

Director, Center for the Study of Aging, RAND Corporation

Erzo F.P. Luttmer

Associate Professor, Harvard Kennedy School

Nick Maynard

Director of Innovation and New Product Development, D2D Fund

Discussant: Andrew Biggs

Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute

Keynote Address

The Honorable Michael Astrue

Commissioner, Social Security Administration

Lunch and Roundtable Discussion of Agency Initiatives

Chair: Jason Fichtner

Acting Deputy Commissioner of Social Security Social Security Administration

Ted Beck

President and CEO, National Endowment for Financial Literacy

Dubis Correal

Director, Office of Financial Education Department of the Treasury

John Gannon

Senior Vice President, Office of Investor Education, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

Debra Golding

Deputy Director For Education & Outreach
Department of Labor Office of Participant Assistance

Jeanne Hogarth

Program Manager, Consumer Education and Research Section Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, The Federal Reserve Board

Kristi Kaepplein

Director of the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Securities and Exchange Commission

Alternate Approaches to Financial Literacy

Chair: Robert Clark

Professor, Department of Economics Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, North Carolina State University

Shawn Cole

Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

David John

Principal, The Retirement Security Project Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

J. Mark Iwry

Principal, Retirement Security Project
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Brigitte Madrian

Aetna Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management, Harvard Kennedy School

Discussant: John Phillips

Chief, Population and Social Processes Branch, National Institute on Aging

Marching Orders for Research and Policy

Chair: Annamaria Lusardi

Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College

Angela Hung

Economist, RAND Corporation

Sheryl Garrett

Founder, Garrett Planning Network

Mike Staten

Director, Take Charge America Institute for Consumer Financial Education and Research

William G. Gale

Director, The Retirement Security Project
Vice President and Director, Economic Studies

Closing Remarks

John Laitner

Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Michigan


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