Beschreibung:
Teresa Ghilarducci is the Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research, director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, and director of the New School¿s Retirement Equity Lab. She is the author of When I¿m Sixty-Four: The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them (2008) and How to Retire with Enough Money: And How to Know What Enough Is (2015).Tony James is executive vice chairman of the Blackstone Group and a member of Blackstone¿s board of directors. He previously served as Blackstone¿s president and chief operating officer.
In Rescuing Retirement, Teresa Ghilarducci and Tony James offer a comprehensive yet simple plan to help workers save for retirement, increase retirement savings by earning higher returns, and guarantee lifelong income for everyone. It offers a practical guide to the future of secure retirement.
Foreword, by Timothy GeithnerAcknowledgments1. Society¿s Retirement Crisis2. How We Got Here: Americäs Broken Retirement System3. Six Key Problems: The Consequences of a Broken Retirement System4. Rescuing Retirement: A Four-Pronged Solution5. Case Studies: Similar Plans in Action6. Why Not Just Expand Social Security?: Americans Need a Universal Pension System 7. Growing Support from the American People and a Mandate for Congress8. The Employer's Stake in Retirement Reform 9. ConclusionQuestions and Answers on the Guaranteed Retirement AccountAppendix A: The Cost of a Principal Protection GuaranteeAppendix B: GRAs Versus Other Policy SolutionsAppendix C: Looking at Retirement Coverage Across the CountryNotesBibliographyIndex