March 2, 2016
The Big Short only won one Oscar on Sunday night- for Best Adapted Screenplay- but it’s still a winner for us here at NPPC. The film tells an important story about how reckless greed on Wall Street wiped out the …
January 29, 2016
Last week I wrote about the book release of Retirement on the Rocks by Professor Christian Weller. In addition to being an economics professor at UMass-Boston, Weller is also a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. In October …
January 22, 2016
Yesterday, economics professor Christian Weller spoke at the Center for American Progress about his new book Retirement on the Rocks. His book presents a detailed look at the retirement crisis facing Americans. Not only does he diagnose the problem, but …
December 16, 2015
We all know America is facing a retirement crisis. We’ve talked about it on this blog and Americans express their worries in opinion polls. Experts tell us that Americans are not saving enough for retirement. Now it’s time to take …
December 3, 2015
Pensions are a promise. In fact, pensions are a form of deferred compensation. Public sector employees- such as teachers, firefighters, and nurses- accept lower salaries during their working years in exchange for monthly contributions from their employer toward their pension. …
November 9, 2015
Two recent reports- on unrelated subjects- have highlighted the importance of pensions for low-income working families. The Employee Benefits Research Institute released a report last month that focused on the ability of defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans to …
