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Pandemic Puts More Retirements at Risk

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July 21, 2020

Americans’ retirement outlook has gone from bleak to bleaker. The unemployment caused by COVID-19 has pushed up the share of working-age households not able to afford their current standard of living in retirement from 50 percent to 55 percent, according to a new analysis by the Center for Retirement Research, which sponsors this blog. T…

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What Will Retirement Look Like in 50 Years?

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November 11, 2019

Best way to look forward is to look back. A reporter recently asked me what retirement will look like in 50 years.  At first, I froze.  What insightful comments could I make about retirement communities on Mars?  But once I took a breath, the notion of looking back 50 years and then the 50 years…

How Best to Annuitize Defined Contribution Assets?

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October 24, 2019

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How Do Older Workers Use Nontraditional Jobs?

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October 4, 2019
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Only a Minority of People Ages 50-62 Work Steadily in Jobs with Benefits

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August 27, 2019
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Annuities Need to Be 401(k) Default

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July 31, 2019
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Should Annuities Pay Out the Same for Men and Women?

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May 6, 2019
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Is the Brexit Mess Linked to the Conservatives’ Long-Term Care Proposals?

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April 15, 2019
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Competition, Asymmetric Information, and the Annuity Puzzle: Evidence from a Government-Run Exchange in Chile

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January 3, 2019
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Recent Tax Cuts and Spending Hikes Should Not Be Used to Put Social Security and Medicare at Risk

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December 18, 2018
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The First State Auto-IRA Program Is Up and Running

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December 11, 2018
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Combining Small 401(k) Accounts Helps Preserve Retirement Saving

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December 4, 2018