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The Missing Role of Social Security in Wealth Metrics

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Dr. Sylvain Catherine, an Advisory Board member of Wharton’s Pension Research Council, notes that traditional measures of U.S. wealth inequality are incomplete when they exclude Social Security benefits.  Future research could build on his findings, as he explains here: Knowledge at Wharton

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May 20, 2026   |   News and Media financial education, financial literacy, retirement, social security, wealth metrics
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