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This year’s Social Security Trustees Report has taken a major step towards offering a more realistic assessment of Social Security’s financial status. Unfortunately, the Trustees “offsetting” assumptions mask the full impact of their important changes…
Over two-thirds of U.S. private sector workers have access to a 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan; and over four-fifths of these plans offer an employer “match” – an additional contribution that depends on how much the employee saves…
State and local government workers have traditionally had defined benefit (DB) pensions that insulate them from the stock market and ensure that they do not outlive their savings. Funding these plans, however, has become burdensome for many governments, with costs rising dramatically in the immediate wake of the 2008 financial crisis and continuing to grow…
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Artificial intelligence has prompted concerns that workers – particularly young professionals – could be replaced by advancing technology. Yet signs are emerging that older workers are also affected.
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The trustees of Social Security and Medicare recently estimated that the retirement trust fund would run out of money earlier than they estimated last year.
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The main reason that U.S. workers end up with inadequate retirement savings is that, at any given time, only about half of workers ages 25-64 are participating in an employer-sponsored pension (see Figure 1)…
Review a comprehensive list of policy options for changing Social Security, published by the program’s actuaries…
This newsletter highlights new research on policy uncertainty, low fertility, and the small firm 401(k) gap. Check out these briefs and more!…