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Teresa Ghilarducci
20 posts
Bad Data Bunk—401(k) Coverage Isn’t ‘Falling’
Garbage in, garbage out. Any analysis is only worth the data on which it’s based, and with reports…
December 17, 2018
Headscratcher—Is 401(k) Coverage Getting Better or Worse?
We can’t keep up. Retirement plan coverage for workers is getting better, then it’s getting worse. The states…
December 16, 2018
You’re Unprepared for Retirement, but It’s Not Your Fault
Income shocks are all too common, absolving Americans of much of the blame for poor retirement readiness, according…
August 15, 2017
Why We Need ‘Guaranteed’ Retirement Income: Teresa Ghilarducci
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 3.2 percent unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in June, an…
July 7, 2017
Trump Gets Pressed on Government-Backed 401(k)s
Coming on the heels of The Wall Street Journal’s exposé on supposed 401(k) founder regrets, New School for Social…
January 17, 2017
How a Hillary Win Means Government-Run 401(k)s
It appears the high-dollar speeches to Wall Street firms paid off after all. Hillary Clinton is reportedly considering…
October 20, 2016
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…
July 14, 2016
401(k) Critics Warren, Ghilarducci, Others Increase Retirement Plan Attacks
Teresa Ghilarducci doesn’t like 401(k)s. The professor of economic policy analysis at the New School for Social Research has…
June 23, 2016
Teresa Ghilarducci: 401(k) an ‘Immature, Underdeveloped Child’
Teresa Ghilarducci doesn’t like 401(k)s, and the DOL’s fiduciary rule does little to mitigate her distaste. The professor…
May 17, 2016
Will the 401(k) Be Replaced?
Teresa Ghilarducci, professor of economics at the New School for Social Research and outspoken critic of 401(k)s, joined…
January 4, 2016