Tag: Greenwald

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Abstract U.S. inflation peaked at 8.9 percent in June 2022, and, while the rate has declined substantially since then, inflation remains an important concern.  This paper uses a new survey of households and financial advisors to examine how near retirees and retirees responded to recent inflation.  The survey asks respondents how inflation affected their labor…

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At any given time, only about half of U.S. private sector workers are covered by an employer-sponsored retirement plan, and few workers save without one.  The coverage gap, which undermines the retirement security of the nation’s workers, is driven by a lack of coverage among small employers…