The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that T. Rowe Price has rejoined the Council as an Associate Member for 2022. T. Rowe Price first joined the PRC in 2007.…Read More
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OregonSaves Program Is Helping Boost Employees’ Retirement Savings
State-run auto-enrollment IRAs generate savings for many, and meaningfully boost employee retirement assets, according to John Chalmers (University of Oregon), Olivia S. Mitchell (University of Pennsylvania), Jonathan Reuter (Boston College) and Mingli Zhong (Urban Institute). Via PlanSponsor…Read More
Pension Research Council Welcomes The Vanguard Group as Director Level Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that The Vanguard Group has joined the Council as a Director Level Member for 2022. Vanguard has been a PRC member since 1999.…Read More
Pension Research Council Welcomes Fidelity Investments as Associate Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Fidelity Investments has rejoined the Council as an Associate Level Member for 2022.…Read More
United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
US Senate’s new bipartisan report on financial literacy, urging seniors and people with disabilities to plan for retirement cites research by Profs. Olivia S. Mitchell of Wharton and Annamaria Lusardi of George Washington University and GFLEC. Via Special Committee on Aging.…Read More
The retirement crisis: where do we stand?
What Baby Boomers need to know: “Do RMDs Matter?” Delaying the RMD age does change the timing of tax payments, it mostly affects only those with bequest motives, explains Professor Olivia S. Mitchell of The Wharton School via MarketWatch.…Read More
Big California Funds Top List of Pensions Invested in Fossil Fuels
Many U.S. public pension funds hold substantial money in fossil fuel companies, though the latter are diversifying into solar, wind, and other energy sources, notes Professor Olivia S. Mitchell of The Wharton School via FUNDfire. …Read More
Pension Research Council Welcomes Bank of America as Executive Director Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Bank of America has rejoined the Council as an Executive Director Level Member for 2022. Bank of America first joined the PRC in 2015.…Read More
Pension Research Council Welcomes the TIAA Institute as Associate Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that the TIAA Institute has joined the Council as an Associate Member for 2022.…Read More
Pension Research Council Welcomes the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans as Associate Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) has rejoined the Council as an Associate Member for 2022. The IFEBP first joined the PRC in 2006.…Read More