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Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke at National Press Club Headliners Luncheon. He talked about the future solvency of pension plans. He urged bipartisan congressional action as soon as…

Doug Henwood talked about his article in the February issue of In These Times on the ongoing pension crisis and how the system’s reliance on Wall Street is adding to the shortfall. This program was…

The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on health and retirement strategies for older Americans. Some of the topics included avoiding Medicare late enrollment penalties, resources…

Thomas Reeder, director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), testified before a House Education and Workforce subcommittee on challenges facing his agency. Mr. Reeder said he…

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments to the question: “When do you expect to retire?”

Charles Jeszeck talked about a new report looking at how well Americans are doing in saving for retirement. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series. Each Monday morning the last hour of…

Several Democratic senators announced their proposal to expand 401 (k) retirement savings plans. Their proposal came ahead of the release of the Republicans' tax reform plan that could…

Doug Fisher talked about how 401 (k) and other retirement savings programs could be affected by Republican tax reform efforts. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series. Each Monday…

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question, “When do you expect to retire?” Anita Kumar, White House correspondent for McClatchy, spoke by phone about…

Economic experts presented their research studies on private retirement plans and Social Security benefits. They identified varying trends and sources of retirement income and concluded…

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) talked about health care and retirement benefits for miners.

Thomas Reeder, the director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the federal agency that insures pensions of workers and retirees in private sector defined benefit plans, outlined the…

Policy analysts talked about what state and local governments were doing to address the rise in unfunded pension liabilities. A new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) shows…

Researchers reflected on the tenth anniversary of the Pension Protection Act and made suggestions for how to continue and improve upon the goals and policies laid out in the 2006 legislation.…

Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO) and Joseph Crowley (D-NY) talked about legislation they were working on to address what they considered to be shortfalls in the retirement savings policy…

Financial experts talked about what employers, employees, and Congress should do to improve and increase retirement saving in the U.S. This panel was part of a forum on retirement savings plans…

Former Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) and James Lockhart talked about a report released by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings. The report…

Former Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation director Joshua Gotbaum talked about the role of the PBGC, the financial stress it is facing, and broader retirement security issues facing…

Christian Weller talked by video from Boston about new Department of Labor rules on investment advice standards for retirement accounts, as well as whether Americans are saving enough for retirement.…

President Obama delivered his weekly address. He talked about actions his administration took that week to ensure more fairness. The Department of Labor finalized a rule to ensure…