The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) has rejoined the Council as an Associate Level Member for 2023.
Ms. Gerri Walsh, President of the FINRA Foundation, said, “The Pension Research Council of the Wharton School has made significant contributions to understanding the global retirement challenge and ways we can come together as an industry to address it, and we are delighted to support this effort.”
Dr. Olivia S. Mitchell, Professor of Insurance/Risk Management and Applied Economics/Policy, and Executive Director of the Wharton’s Pension Research Council at the University of Pennsylvania, said: “The Council is delighted to continue our research relationship with FINRA Investor Education Foundation. We look forward to ever-greater collaboration on matters of retirement security and financial literacy.”
About the FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Established in 2003 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation empowers underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills, and tools to make sound financial decisions throughout life. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through educational programs and research that help consumers achieve their financial goals and that protect them in a complex and dynamic world. For more information about FINRA Foundation initiatives, visit www.finrafoundation.org.
The Pension Research Council is committed to generating debate on key policy issues affecting pensions and other employee benefits. The Council sponsors interdisciplinary research on private pension and social security programs, as well as related benefit plans in the United States and around the world. It supports scholarly research on global aging, successful retirement, and retirement income security while facilitating access to research and data critical to the investigation of retirement security. Recent working papers are available for download at the Pension Research Council repository on Scholarly Commons.
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With a faculty of more than 235 renowned professors, Wharton has 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students. Each year 13,000 professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education’s individual, company-customized, and online programs. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. For more information, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu/.
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