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Olivia S. Mitchell awarded Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association

The American Economic Association named Olivia S. Mitchell as a Distinguished Fellow at the AEA Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address on January 06, 2024. She is the 19th female economist thus recognized, of a total of 196 Association Fellows appointed since 1885. Read more here or watch the ceremony online here.…Read More

Dollars and sense: The case for teaching personal finance

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Profs. Olivia S. Mitchell (Wharton) and Annamaria Lusardi (Stanford) highlight the transformative role of financial education to bridge gaps in financial literacy. …Read More

Wharton School’s Pension Research Council Welcomes Capital Group as Associate Member

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The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Capital Group has joined the Council as an Associate Level Member of the Council for 2024. …Read More

Wharton School’s 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 TIAA Institute has rejoined the Council as an Associate Level Member for 2024.…Read More

Closing the Racial Retirement Gap

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Researchers debate retirement challenges for Black and Hispanic Americans with financial wellness, better policy, and enhancing generational wealth: 2023 Pension Research Council Symposium, via Knowledge at Wharton.…Read More

Wharton School’s Pension Research Council Welcomes Fidelity Investments as Associate Level 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 Member for 2023.…Read More

401(k) plans leading the way toward retirement security, but room for growth, experts say

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Unlocking retirement potential: 401(k) plans have improved retirement prospects yet many still expose retirement savers to longevity risk. Wharton Professor Olivia S. Mitchell recommends bolstering #DC plans with deferred annuities. Via PIOnline.…Read More

UAW wants pensions back. Automakers really don’t

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Though the United Auto Workers want traditional defined benefit plans restored, Olivia S. Mitchell, Executive Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council argues that deferred annuities in a 401(k) plan provide more secure retirement incomes for today’s labor force, via Investment News.…Read More

The UAW’s ‘record contract’ hinges on pensions, battery plants

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Including annuity options in company 401(k) plans could provide UAW retirees assurance of lifetime income, says Wharton Professor Olivia S. Mitchell, via Reuters.…Read More