Workers Estimate the Amount They Will Need in Retirement
EBRI Fast Facts Arpil 26, 2007 1 pages
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How Much Money Do Americans Have in Savings, Investments?
EBRI Fast Facts April 19, 2007 1 pages
Employee Tenure, 2006
Public-sector workers’ median tenure with their current employer is about 80 percent higher than private-sector workers, according to a study published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). The study also finds that the percentage of long-tenured workers in the public sector declined in 2006 after a steady increase from 1991–2004. Press release EBRI Notes Apr 17, 2007 12 pages
The Retirement System in Transition: The 2007 Retirement Confidence Survey
A large percentage of American workers recognize the U.S. retirement system is undergoing major changes, but many are not adapting in ways that are likely to leave them well-positioned for a comfortable retirement, according to the 17th annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS). EBRI Issue Brief Apr 11, 2007 28 pages
What Share of Pre-Retirement Income Do Pensions Replace?
EBRI Fast Facts April 3, 2007 1 pages
Pension, Annuity Income: Differences by Economic Sector
EBRI Fast Facts March 29, 2007 1 pages
Pension, Annuity Income: Differences between Men and Women
EBRI Fast Facts March 22, 2007 1 pages
Factors Affecting IRA, 401(k)-Type Plan Asset Allocation
EBRI Fast Facts March 8, 2007 1 pages
Pension Income of the Elderly and Characteristics of Their Former Employers; and Retirement Annuity and Employment-Based Pension Income Among Individuals Age 50 and Over: 2005
The percentage of Americans age 65 or older who received pension income either from one of their own former employers or from a spouse’s former employer increased slightly from 1998 to 2003, according to a study by EBRI. The percentages include both former private-sector and public-sector employees. Press release EBRI Notes Mar 1, 2007 16 pages
Employment-Based Health Benefits: Access and Coverage, 1988-2005
While the overall rate of uninsured Americans has increased in recent years, the percentage of workers offered health insurance and the percentage of workers taking coverage when it was offered have remained relatively steady since the late 1980s, according to a study published by EBRI. EBRI Issue Brief Mar 1, 2007 24 pages
How Many Participants Take Loans From 401(k) Plans? What Are 401(k) Plan Loan Balances?
EBRI Fast Facts Feb 27, 2007 1 pages
Retirement Plan Participation and Asset Allocation, 2004
The percentage of working heads of families who participated in an employment-based retirement plan dropped more than 2 percentage points from 2001–2004, according to a study released by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). Press release EBRI Notes Feb 8, 2007 12 pages
How Are New Retirees Doing Financially in Retirement?
Over the 12-year period from 1992-2004, the majority of 65- to 75-year-old Americans appear to have started their retirement reasonably successfully in terms of income and total wealth, but some have not done as ell, according to a report released by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). EBRI Issue Brief Feb 1, 2007 24 pages
The Decline in Eligible Traditional Pension Plan Participants
EBRI Fast Facts Feb 1, 2007 1 pages
T-148: House Ways and Means Committee, hearing on “Economic Challenges Facing Middle Class Families”
EBRI Testimony Jan 31, 2007 9 pages
T-147: Senate Finance Committee hearing on “Improving Health of America’s Children”
EBRI Testimony Jan 31, 2007 4 pages
Savings Account Participation in Consumer-Driven Health Plans
EBRI Fast Facts Jan 18, 2007 1 pages
Behavioral Finance and Retirement Plan Contributions: How Participants Behave, and Prescriptive Solutions
Enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 shows that Congress has endorsed the use of behavioral economics to lead individuals to make better decisions about retirement planning, according to a report by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). EBRI Issue Brief Jan 16, 2007 20 pages