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EBRI Notes – July 2010
'Target-Date Fund Use Over Time' and 'The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program: $5 Billion Will Last About Two Years'
TDFs: The use of target-date funds, a relatively new 401(k) plan option, is more likely among participants who are younger, have lower account balances, and have shorter tenure at their current job, according to a study released by EBRI. Press release. Early Retiree Program: This article finds that if the PPACA early retiree subsidy were drawn down for all early retirees and their dependents, $2.5 billion of the $5 billion available would be exhausted in the first year of the program. The $5 billion would last no more than two years and would not be available in 2012 or 2013. Press release.
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EBRI Issue Brief – July 2010
The EBRI Retirement Readiness Rating:™ Retirement Income Preparation and Future Prospects
With Americans living longer in retirement, the 2010 EBRI Retirement Readiness Rating™ shows dramatically high percentages of Americans—even in the upper-income categories—are likely to run short of money after 10 or 20 years of retirement. The new analysis by EBRI finds that almost two-thirds (64 percent) of Americans in the two lowest preretirement income levels will be running short after 10 years in retirement. However, the EBRI study also finds that after 20 years of retirement, almost a third (29 percent) of those in the next-to-highest income level will run short of money, as will more than 1 in 10 (13 percent) of those in the highest-income level. Press release
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EBRI Notes – June 2010
‘Income of the Elderly Population Age 65 and Over, 2008,’ and ‘Examination of the Short-term Impact of the COBRA Premium Subsidy and Characteristics of the COBRA Population’
Social Security was the largest source of income for those currently age 65 and older, accounting for nearly 40 percent of their income on average, in 2008, according to a study released today by EBRI. However, the importance of Social Security varied widely, with the lowest income group very heavily dependent on the federal retirement program compared with those who have high incomes. Press release
