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• Automatic : Changing the Way America Saves

  Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Automatic argues for a fresh approach to increase saving, simplify retirement planning, and help manage the risks associated with today's individual account environment.

• Protecting and Strengthening Retirement Savings

  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Fully half of America’s working families lack any employer-sponsored retirement savings plan. Testifying before a Senate panel, J. Mark Iwry and David C. John called for a common strategy to preserve and expand retirement savings in a manner that transcends partisan differences, an approach that includes preserving employer-sponsored retirement plans and broadening participation and coverage options.

• Making Saving for Retirement Easier through Automatic IRAs

  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  J. Mark Iwry and David C. John propose an automatic IRA approach which offers most employees not covered by an employee-sponsored retirement plan the opportunity to save through the powerful mechanism of regular payroll deposits that continue automatically.

• Increasing Annuitization of 401(k) Plans with Automatic Trial Income

  Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  Despite their many benefits, the take-up rate for annuities is currently low because of behavioral biases and market failures. In this paper, William Gale, J. Mark Iwry, David John and Lina Walker propose a two-year trial to allow retirees to experience the consistency, security, and simplicity of the lifetime income stream guaranteed by annuities.

• Pursuing Universal Retirement Security Through Automatic IRAs

  Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Nearly half of American workers have no employer-sponsored saving plan. Mark Iwry testified before a congressional panel about a strategy to promote saving for families and the nation. "The Automatic IRA is a disarmingly simple concept," said Iwry.

• Aging Gracefully : Ideas to Improve Retirement Security in America

  Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

  
  

• The Automatic 401(k): A Simple Way to Strengthen Retirement Savings

  Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Paper by William G. Gale, J. Mark Iwry, and Peter R. Orszag (March 2005)

• The Saver's Credit: Expanding Retirement Savings for Middle- and Lower-Income Americans

  Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Paper by William G. Gale, J. Mark Iwry, and Peter R. Orszag (March 2005)

• Retirement Saving and Long-Term Care Needs: An Overview

  Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Paper by William G. Gale, Mark J. Iwry, Peter R. Orszag, Alexis Ahlstrom, Emily Clements, Jeanne Lambrew, Anne Tumlinson (September 2004)

• Improving the Saver's Credit

  Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Brookings Policy Brief #135 by William G. Gale, J. Mark Iwry and Peter R. Orszag. (July 2004)

• The Saver's Credit: Issues and Options

  Mon, 03 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Article by William G. Gale, J. Mark Iwry, and Peter R. Orszag (5/3/04)

• Private Defined Benefit Pension System

  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by J. Mark Iwry (4/29/2004)

• The Saver's Credit: Issues and Options

  Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Paper by William G. Gale, J. Mark Iwry, and Peter R. Orszag

• The Future Security of Workers' Pensions

  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by J. Mark Iwry (10/29/2003)

• Improving Defined Benefit Pension Security

  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by J. Mark Iwry (9/15/03)

• Promoting 401(k) Security

  Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by J. Mark Iwry (9/01/2003)

• Cash Balance Pension Conversions: A Legislative Framework for Resolution

  Wed, 02 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by J. Mark Iwry (7/02/03)

• Lump Sum Distribution

  Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by J. Mark Iwry and Jack VanDerhei (7/01/03)

• Expanding the Saver's Credit

  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by J. Mark Iwry (6/30/03)

• Defined Benefit Pension Plans

  Wed, 04 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  by J. Mark Iwry (6/04/03)