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Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
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The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1978, EBRI provides independent, fact-based analysis on health, retirement, and financial security issues. Its mission is to educate policymakers, plan sponsors, the media, and the public by delivering reliable data and insights that inform decision-making on employee benefits and economic well-being.
401(k) Fear on the Rise with American Workers
New research concludes the angst and anxiety of planning for retirement are far worse than everyday retirement concerns themselves.
5 Things to know About IRA Contributions
People with IRAs do not contribute to them every year—but more than half of those who contribute put in the maximum amount allowed.
EBRI Calls 401(k) Participation Rates into Question, Again
401(k) participation rates face discrepancies due to Census survey changes, raising concerns about retirement plan data accuracy.
Tenured Academic Elites Wrong on 401(k)s, Again
401(k) Retirement Disparity: Explore how a recent paper reveals that higher education levels impact enrollment in retirement plans.
401(k) ‘Auto-Portability’ Goes to Washington
The next big 401(k) issue to hit Washington lawmakers could be auto-portability. On June 8, 2016 Retirement Clearinghouse…
High-Profile Experts Release 401(k) Recommendations, Are Promptly Ignored
A retirement security report from all-star lineup of pundits and professional went largely unnoticed upon its release in…
Why 401(k) Target Date Funds Continue to Dominate
The big news in 2013 was that it was the first year more assets came out of 401(k)s…
401(k) Confidence Up, Preparation Down
Does simply saying it make it so? In a classic bit of American overconfidence, workers are for the…
Avoid the 401(k) Tech Wreck
Let’s start with some good news: the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that “the nation’s retirement confidence continues…
401(k)s and QLACs: Hot or Not?
It’s a bit like making too much of pre-season football (only not as annoying). It’s only been a…