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Employee Financial Wellness Has Suffered

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Employers can design benefits programs encouraging their employees to elevate their financial wellness, report Anil Suri, Nevenka Vrdoljak, and colleagues from Bank of America, via RetireSecure blog.…Read More

October 22, 2024   |   RetireSecure Blog 401(k), debt, financial wellness, retirement

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

January 8, 2024   |   News and Media financial education, financial empowerment, financial wellness, personal finance

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

December 7, 2023   |   News and Media financial wellness, generational wealth, retirement, wealth inequity

Customized Benefits, Financial Literacy Are Key to Closing the Racial Retirement Savings Gap

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Employee financial wellness programs and IRA auto-enrollment help address racial disparities in retirement preparedness, explains Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell, via Plansponsor.…Read More

September 12, 2023   |   News and Media auto-enrollment, financial wellness, IRA, retirement, retirement preparedness

Understanding basics of financial literacy is a must

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Understanding personal finance and risk management matters for financial wellbeing, yet many lack basic financial knowledge report researchers Annamaria Lusardi of the George Washington University School of Business and Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School, via the Star Tribune.…Read More

May 5, 2023   |   News and Media financial literacy, financial wellness, personal finance, risk management

Who Benefits Most From Annuity Purchases?

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Including deferred income annuities in DC accounts can enhance retiree financial well-being, report researchers Vanya Horneff and Raimond Maurer of the Goethe University Frankfurt, and Olivia Mitchell of the University of Pennsylvania. Via ThinkAdvisor. …Read More

January 23, 2023   |   News and Media annuities, defined contribution, financial wellness, retirement

Employers’ Sense of Responsibility for Employees’ Financial Wellness Is Rising

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Financial wellness programs as an employee benefit have spread of late, but more can be done given COVID-19’s economic effects, explain Kevin Crain, Surya Kolluri, and Sheila Gorman. See our new RetireSecure blog.…Read More

October 28, 2020   |   RetireSecure Blog COVID-19, financial wellness, retirement security

Is Social Security the Great Wealth Equalizer?

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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

June 2, 2020   |   RetireSecure Blog financial security, financial wellness, recession, retirement, social security

Coronavirus Recession Could Cut Social Security Benefits for Near-Retirees

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The Coronavirus pandemic is hurting Americans’ retirement savings. How the Social Security benefit formula is computed could pose another threat to some near-retirees, says Andrew G. Biggs.…Read More

April 7, 2020   |   RetireSecure Blog financial security, financial wellness, recession, retirement, social security

What’s Behind the Growth of Financial Wellness Programs

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Many firms are starting to offer financial wellness programs to reduce employees’ financial stress and help them save for retirement, says James Mahaney.…Read More

February 21, 2020   |   RetireSecure Blog debt, financial literacy, financial security, financial wellness, retirement

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