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The increase in Medicare Part B premiums has sparked concerns about out-of-pocket healthcare costs. The 10-percent increase in Medicare Part...
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Economics 101 teaches that it is a bad idea to design taxes that distort behavior. Yet the “No Tax on Overtime” provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) – which is in effect from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028 – could cause behavior to change in two ways…
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…
At a time when affordability is the political watchword, the burden of out-of-pocket (OOP) health spending is a key measure of retirement well-being. OOP costs include all premiums and cost sharing related to Medicare and supplemental plans, and the full cost of services not covered by these plans…
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YAHOO! FINANCE
Could investing in the stock market right the Social Security ship? A new report from the Center for Retirement Research ran the numbers.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
People return to work for many reasons, but the biggest is financial need. As costs remain high, more retirees could be looking to re-enter the job market.
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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)…
This newsletter highlights new research on policy uncertainty, low fertility, and the small firm 401(k) gap. Check out these briefs and more!…
