Automatic : changing the way America saves /

"Argues for a fresh approach to saving, simplified retirement planning, and managing risks associated with today's IRA environment. Calls for transformation of 401(k)s, incorporating features of defined benefit plans as automatic arrangements. Considers experiences of countries with automa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Retirement Security Project
Other Authors:	Gale, William G.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2009]
Subjects:	Individual retirement accounts > United States. Saving and investment > United States.

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Summary:	"Argues for a fresh approach to saving, simplified retirement planning, and managing risks associated with today's IRA environment. Calls for transformation of 401(k)s, incorporating features of defined benefit plans as automatic arrangements. Considers experiences of countries with automatic saving structures and presents proposals to implement similar features in this country"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:	Based on the work of the Retirement Security Project (RSP), a joint venture of Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute and the Brookings Institution, that is supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Physical Description:	viii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780815702788 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0815702787 (pbk. : alk. paper)