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PAST EVENT: Financial Literacy in Times of Turmoil and Retirement Insecurity


William Gale giving presentation

Save to My Portfolio Financial Literacy in Times of Turmoil and Retirement Insecurity

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

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. The keynote address was given by Michael Astrue, commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
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Retirement, Social Security, U.S. Economy

PAST EVENT: The Automatic Revolution: Changing How America Saves

Save to My Portfolio The Automatic Revolution: Changing How America Saves

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Retirement Security project hosted, “The Automatic Revolution: Changing How America Saves,” marking the 10th anniversary of the 1998 Treasury/IRS ruling that made automatic saving mechanisms possible. The conference was intended to highlight that decision, the dramatic changes that automatic plans have created since then, and the prospects for the future – for both automatic 401ks and automatic IRAs. Read More

Retirement, Saving, U.S. Economy

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The Retirement Security Project is dedicated to promoting common sense solutions to improve the retirement income prospects of millions of American workers. Nearly half of all workers do not have access to an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan, those that do often fail to participate. To address these trends, RSP proposes research-based policies aimed at helping middle- and low-income Americans prepare for a financially secure retirement.

Recent Research and Commentary

Retirement National Retirement Savings Systems in Australia, Chile, New Zealand and the United Kingdom: Lessons for the United States

David C. John, Ruth Levine, July 2009

Retirement Automatic Annuitization: New Behavioral Strategies for Expanding Lifetime Income

J. Mark Iwry, John A. Turner, July 2009

Retirement Pursuing Universal Retirement Security Through Automatic IRAs

J. Mark Iwry, David C. John, July 2009

Retirement Framing, Reference Points, and Preferences for Life Annuities

Jeffrey R. Kling, Jeffrey R. Brown, Sendhil Mullainathan, Garth R. Wiens, Marian V. Wrobel, October 2008

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