More financial literacy can produce better financial outcomes, as in the new Journal of Pension Economics and Finance Special Virtual Issue on ‘Developments in Financial Literacy,’ with an intro by Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell.…Read More
The 2020 OECD Pensions Outlook provides policy guidelines to strengthen retirement systems post-pandemic. The book launch featured a virtual roundtable discussion including Wharton’s Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell.…Read More
Financial literacy can guard against financial fragility, reports new study by Profs. Olivia S. Mitchell of Wharton, Annamaria Lusardi of George Washington University, and Robert Clark of NC State Poole College of Management, cited in Report Door.…Read More
Recalibrating retirement planning for our times: Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell interviewed by Robert Powell, Jason Fichtner, & Anna Rappaport, discussing possible solutions. Via Retirement Management Journal.…Read More
Money-back guarantees on pensions cost a lot, especially in these low-return times, report Olivia S. Mitchell, Raimond Maurer, Vanya Horneff, and Daniel Liebler in their study cited in Retirement Income Journal.…Read More
As more Americans are living longer, public-private partnerships can help strengthen their financial security in later life. Co-moderators Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell of Wharton and Surya Kolluri of Bank of America discuss the 2020 PRC symposium with Wharton Magazine which explored several such partnerships.…Read More
Andrew Yang says boosting financial literacy requires giving people money to invest. But Profs. Olivia S. Mitchell of Wharton and Annamaria Lusardi of George Washington University say young people need more than just playing a ‘stock market game’ (see their study). Via Yahoo News.…Read More
People need ever more financial literacy to make smart financial decisions and plan for their futures. The recent Swedish House of Finance ‘Consumer Behavior in Financial Markets’ conference featured leading scholars of household/behavioral finance, including Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell. Video available here.…Read More
Interest rates will likely remain very low for some time, so people will need to save more for retirement and probably work longer, says Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell, via the Wall Street Journal.…Read More
Better longevity risk and long term care data, information on delaying retirement, and making retirement saving more mobile across firms could strengthen retirement systems in a post-COVID world, says Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell in interview with Kerry Pechter at Retirement Income Journal.…Read More
