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Coming Soon: The Baby Boomer Dilemma

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Coming October 14: The Baby Boomer Dilemma, documentary examining the American retirement system and the issues facing Baby Boomers, features experts including Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell. Watch the trailer here.…Read More

Experts Offer Ideas on Improving Retirement Saving

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Building financial literacy into retirement planning could boost saving, notes Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell at the recent Brookings Institution webinar on strengthening the retirement system. Via NAPA.…Read More

Building a Better Retirement System for All Americans

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Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell joined the recent Brookings Institution Retirement Security Project event focused on the challenges facing retirement policy: “Building a Better Retirement System for All Americans.” Watch at https://brook.gs/3ATvaPK…Read More

11 mujeres que “están dejando una huella” en la economía y que el FMI recomienda leer

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The IMF names Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell to its recommended reading list of 11 women leaving their marks on the global economy, via Chile’s Diario Financiero [PAYWALL]…Read More

Should the Federal Government ‘Green’ Its Pension Plan?

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‘Greening’ a pension may help reduce one’s carbon footprint, and younger Americans are increasingly interested in ESG investments. Yet fiduciary rules and unknowns about the long-term performance of such assets have led the US to lag Europe in adopting ESG principles, Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell explains, via Knowledge@Wharton.…Read More

Olivia Mitchell on Wharton Business Daily: Climate Change and Retirement Savings

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Climate change has an impact on retirement, whether it means people choosing to invest their savings in green companies and funds, or having to consider the risk of natural disaster where they live in retirement, Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell explains to Dan Loney of Wharton Business Daily.…Read More

Why climate change threatens your retirement savings

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Retirees and near-retirees should find out if they live in an area at increased risk of natural disasters due to climate change, and what steps they can take to protect their home, Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell says, via CBS MoneyWatch.…Read More

Wishful Thinking in a World Without Yield

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Public pensions struggle to increase their yields in a low return world. Also, pension trustees are often political appointees lacking financial backgrounds, so they may not fully consider the risks of potential new investment options, says Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell, in the WSJ.…Read More

How Could Leftists Change Chile’s Pension System?

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Rewriting Chile’s constitution could mean changes to the country’s fragile pension system. This may involve raising the retirement age, perhaps to 75 or 80, for those who have not been able to save for their old age, says Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell, via The Dialogue.…Read More

Pandemic spurs look into women’s financial well-being before the crisis

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Black and Hispanic women face greater economic challenges than white women in both good times and bad, according to new research by Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell, Prof. Robert Clark of North Carolina State University, and Prof. Annamaria Lusardi and Hallie Davis of George Washington University. Via Pensions & Investments.…Read More