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Automatic : Changing the Way America Saves.

Automatic offers an innovative new way to think about how Americans can save for retirement. Over the past quarter century, America?s pension system has shifted away from defined benefit plans and toward defined contribution savings programs such as 401(k)s and IRAs. There is much to be done to impr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gale, William G.
Other Authors: Iwry, J. Mark, John, David C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, 2011.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1: Automatic Saving Structures; Retirement Saving for Middle- and Lower-Income Households: The Pension Protection Act of 2006 and the Unfinished Agenda; The Automatic 401(k): Revenue and Distributional Estimates; Pursuing Universal Retirement Security through Automatic IRAs; National Retirement Savings Systems in Australia, Chile, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom: Lessons for the United States; Part 2: Taking the Money Out; Increasing Annuitization in 401(k) Plans with Automatic Trial Income.
  • Automatic Annuitization: New Behavioral Strategies for Expanding Lifetime Income in 401(k)sPart 3: Retirement Saving for Vulnerable Groups; Retirement Security for Latinos: Bolstering Coverage, Savings, and Adequacy; Retirement Security for Women: Progress to Date and Policies for Tomorrow; Strategies to Increase the Retirement Savings of African American Households; About the Contributors; Index; Back Cover.