retirement Archives

Financial literacy: The importance of a new field

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Researchers Annamaria Lusardi of Stanford’s SIEPR and Olivia S. Mitchell of Wharton’s Pension Research Council founded the new field of financial literacy, key for personal finance teaching and retirement policy; see their blog VoxEU.…Read More

Research finds pensions struggle to determine metrics for ESG goals

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Institutional investors adopt cautious approach to ESG investing in retirement plans, notes Executive Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council, Olivia S. Mitchell, via BenefitsCanada.com.…Read More

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

Are U.S. seniors among the developed world’s poorest? It depends on your point of view

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Poverty high for Americans 65+ vs other countries, but below that for prime age folks and improving, explains Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell, via CNBC.…Read More

Pension Funds and Sustainable Investment: Challenges and Opportunities

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Should ESG criteria drive pension investments? Researchers explore past, present, & future impacts of ESG investing on pensions in the Wharton Pension Research Council’s new volume, “Pension Funds and Sustainable Investment: Challenges and Opportunities,” available from Oxford University Press. Via Plansponsor.…Read More

This new law made saving for retirement more complicated

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Losing tax deductions for retirement plan catch-up contributions will lead people to contribute less. This will reduce retirement security, says Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell of Wharton’s Pension Research Council, via The Oregonian. …Read More

Mortality Postponement and Compression at Older Ages in Human Cohorts

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Longevity to increase substantially in coming decades! So save more and keep healthy to boost old-age security, reports Prof. David McCarthy of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, via IPRA webinar.…Read More

Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Gaps in Retirement Knowledge among Older Adults: What Do We Know?

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Differential access to employer-provided retirement plans is a key indicator of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in retirement preparedness, find researchers Luisa Blanco of Pepperdine University and Ron Hays of UCLA Department of Medicine, via RetireSecure blog. …Read More