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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.
Public Retirement Research Database Reaches Critical Mass
PRRL says more than 100 public plan sponsors are sharing data in response to its campaign to build comprehensive new public DC plan database.
Webinar Touts Benefits of New Public Retirement Research Lab
The “Public Retirement Research Lab” (PRRL) was launched earlier this year to address the problem that a national…
4 Reasons for Higher Retirement Savings Rates
Similar salaries don’t necessarily mean similar savings rates, a maddening quirk of human behavior EBRI and J.P Morgan…
Why Private Sector 401*ks Not the Best Model for Public Sector Retirement Plans
Workers in the public sector generally have much longer tenures, on average, than those in the private sector.…
Confidence in Retirement Plans High Despite Coronavirus Crisis
Much has changed since January when the Employee Benefit Research Institute fielded its annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS).…
New Communication Resource Center Aims to Help Advisors Reach Participants
PCS Retirement, LLC, a provider of retirement plan solutions for financial advisors, recently announced the launch of a…
Public Retirement Research Lab Debuts as Resource for Public DC Plans
In an effort to address the problem that national benchmark for public sector defined contribution plans has not…
SECURE Act Impact: 3% Reduction in Retirement Deficit?
SECURE Act Impact boosts retirement savings, cutting deficits up to 10% for U.S. workers, especially at smaller employers.
Emergency Fund Emergency: Financial Wellness Programs Rush to Aid of Unsaved Workers
There’s been a flood of information recently about Americans’ emergency savings—or perhaps more accurately, their lack thereof. This…
EBRI Finds Emergency Fund Assistance High on Employers’ Priority List
An employee that can’t cover an unexpected bill probably isn’t contributing to a 401k, right? And until they…