Interview: Treasury Department Rescinds Obama-Era Rules on Lump-Sum Pension Payments


Olivia S. Mitchell and Elizabeth Kennedy discuss implications of the treasury department’s decision to allow employers to pay out retirees’ pensions with a one-time lump sum payment, thus reversing Obama-era guidance that had banned this practice. Listen to the full piece above. Interview begins at 3:35. This segment originally aired on Sirius XM Channel 132, Business Radio, powered by The Wharton School. 

Read a summary of the interview here.