Medium- and long-run dynamics undermine the effect of automatic enrollment and default savings-rate auto-escalation on retirement savings. Our analysis of nine 401(k) plans incorporates the facts that employees frequently leave firms (often before matching contributions from their employer have...

"The premier guide for retirement and investment planning by "America's IRA Expert" (Mutual Funds magazine)-fully updated to reflect the recent tax rule changes With the possible exception of home property, the most valuable asset for most Americans is their retirement fund. Yet most people...

Explores issues in financing retirement, from fundamental changes in types of pension plans offered to pension funds' investment strategies following the global financial crisis. Focuses in particular on the adequacy of individuals' and institutions' plans in the face of increasing life...