Financial Turmoil and Retirement Security

Briefs:

Why Are Stocks So Risky? (November 2009)

The National Retirement Risk Index: After The Crash (October 2009)

Risk Pooling and the Market Crash: Lessons From Canada's Pension Plan (June 2009)

What Does It Cost To Guarantee Returns? (February 2009)

Recessions and Older Workers (January 2008)

How Much Risk is Acceptable? (November 2008)

The Financial Crisis And Private Defined Benefit Plans (November 2008)

The Financial Crisis and State/Local Defined Benefit Plans (November 2008)

Are Retirement Savings Too Exposed to Market Risk? (October 2008)

The Decline of Career Employment (September 2008)

The Housing Bubble and Retirement Security (September 2008)

Suspending the Employer 401(k) Match (June 2003)

Figures and Tables:

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (updated daily)

Case-Shiller Home Price Index 1990-Present (updated quarterly)

Equity Declines from October 9, 2007 (Peak) to October 9, 2009, Trillions of Dollars (updated monthly)

Companies Suspending or Reducing 401(k) Contributions, 2008-2009 

Change in Employment Rates During Recessions, Men Aged 25-54 and 55+ 

Change in Employment Rates During Recessions, Women Aged 25-54 and 55+ 

Pension Coverage of Workers, 1992, 2004, and 2007

Book:

Working Longer: The Solution to the Retirement Income Challenge