Is Social Security a wealth equalizer? John Sabelhaus’ RetireSecure blog notes that including Social Security in household assets boosts wealth levels but doesn’t alter growing wealth inequality.…Read More
Longer lives mean greater risk of outliving retirement savings, but public-private partnerships can help make up the shortfalls. Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell and Surya Kolluri of Bank of America co-hosted the Pension Research Council’s recent Symposium and outlined options with Knowledge@Wharton.…Read More
The 28th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research will be held on 7-8 December 2020.
Co-hosted by CEPAR and the School of Risk & Actuarial Studies, UNSW Business School, this is a unique annual event bringing together academics, government and industry to discuss the latest research on pensions, superannuation and retirement.…Read More
The International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM), a global research-based network of pension organizations, is accepting submissions for its annual Research Award.…Read More
Financial literacy can help improve retirement planning and reduce debt at older ages, reports Retirement Daily, citing study by Annamaria Lusardi, Olivia S. Mitchell, and Noemi Oggero.…Read More
Senior employment programs more important because older Americans must keep working longer, Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell tells Stephen Lee at Bloomberg Law.…Read More
The Pension Research Council’s 2020 Symposium, “Managing Longevity Risk: New Roles for Public/Private Engagement,” cohosted by Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell and Surya Kolluri of Bank of America, was held online on May 7, 2020. Here are some of the highlights from the event.…Read More
Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell tells Chris Farrell at Next Avenue that even pre COVID-19, American’s retirement picture wasn’t all rosy. Now more than ever, we’ll need to work longer, save more, and expect less.…Read More
Women’s jobs pay less and offer fewer benefits than average, and women work in sectors hardest-hit by the pandemic shutdown. So women (especially those with kids) will bear more of the COVID-19 burden than men, Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell tells Knowledge@Wharton.…Read More
Withdrawing assets from retirement accounts has tax implications, can lead to a poorer retirement, and should only be done as a last resort, confirms Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell, interviewed by Knowledge@Wharton.…Read More
