Savings and Retirement Forum » admin http://savingsandretirement.org Where academia, industry, and the policy world gather Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:02:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Next Event: Chuck Blahous “Social Security: The Unfinished Work” http://savingsandretirement.org/2011/02/08/next-event-chuck-blahous-social-security-the-unfinished-work/ http://savingsandretirement.org/2011/02/08/next-event-chuck-blahous-social-security-the-unfinished-work/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:12:28 +0000 admin http://savingsandretirement.org/?p=513 Who:

  • Chuck Blahous will discuss his book “Social Security: The Unfinished Work” (Here)

Where:

When:

  • February 22nd
  • 8:30am

Bio:

  • Charles Blahous is a public trustee for Social Security and Medicare, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior fellow with the New America Foundation’s fiscal policy program. He previously served President George W. Bush as deputy director of the National Economic Council. Prior to that time, Blahous served as Executive Director of the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security, and as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, with a focus on retirement income policy. Blahous previously served as Policy Director for U.S. Senator Judd Gregg, and Legislative Director for U.S. Senator Alan Simpson. His career in public service began when he was named the American Physical Society’s Congressional Science Fellow in 1989. Blahous holds a Ph.D. in computational quantum chemistry from the University of California/Berkeley (and also an A.B. in chemistry from Princeton University, where he won the McKay physical chemistry prize). He has been published in journals ranging from the Journal of Chemical Physics and Baseball Research Journal to National Affairs, Politico and the Harvard Journal of Legislation. Blahous’s two most recent books, Social Security: The Unfinished Work, and Pension Wise, were recently published by Hoover Institution Press.

If you plan on coming please RSVP. Coffee, juice, and pastries will be served. Please feel free to pass this along to others who you feel might be interested in attending.

The purpose of the Forum is to bring together academics, interested industry professionals, policy wonks, and government staffers who work on issues related to Social Security, pensions, savings, and general retirement issues for a monthly seminar and an annual half-day conference. More information is available atsavingsandretirement.org.

]]> http://savingsandretirement.org/2011/02/08/next-event-chuck-blahous-social-security-the-unfinished-work/feed/ 0 Event: Banking the Underbanked – May 11th http://savingsandretirement.org/2010/02/20/event-banking-the-underbanked-a-case-study/ http://savingsandretirement.org/2010/02/20/event-banking-the-underbanked-a-case-study/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:23:00 +0000 admin http://savingsandretirement.org/?p=444 On Tuesday, May 11, 2010, the Savings and Retirement Forum will be held at the Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave NE Washington DC 20002 [Directions to Heritage], at 8:30am.

Vice President and Community Education Administrator Ammar Askari, Ph.D., with M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank will present his paper “Banking the Underbanked: A Case Study.”

If you plan on coming please RSVP. Coffee, juice, and pastries will be served. Please feel free to pass this along to others who you feel might be interested in attending.

The purpose of the Forum is to bring together academics, interested industry professionals, policy wonks, and government staffers who work on issues related to Social Security, pensions, savings, and general retirement issues for a monthly seminar and an annual half-day conference. Our website, www.savingsandretirement.org contains the dates of future meetings, links to relevant papers, and a few miscellaneous links that people doing research on these issues may find useful.

]]> http://savingsandretirement.org/2010/02/20/event-banking-the-underbanked-a-case-study/feed/ 0 Event: AEI Jan 20th http://savingsandretirement.org/2010/01/08/event-aei-jan-20th/ http://savingsandretirement.org/2010/01/08/event-aei-jan-20th/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:29:25 +0000 admin http://savingsandretirement.org/?p=422 On Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 the Savings and Retirement Forum will be held at The American Enterprise Institute: 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036 [Directions to AEI], at 8:30am.

The purpose of the Forum is to bring together academics, interested industry professionals, policy wonks, and government staffers who work on issues related to Social Security, pensions, savings, and general retirement issues for a monthly seminar and an annual half-day conference. Our website, www.savingsandretirement.org contains the dates of future meetings, links to relevant papers, and a few miscellaneous links that people doing research on these issues may find useful.

If you plan on coming please RSVP. Coffee, juice, and pastries will be served. Please feel free to pass this along to others who you feel might be interested in attending.

]]> http://savingsandretirement.org/2010/01/08/event-aei-jan-20th/feed/ 0 Event: Retirement Security and the Stock Market Crash What are the Possible Outcomes? http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/12/04/event-retirement-security-and-the-stock-market-crash-what-are-the-possible-outcomes/ http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/12/04/event-retirement-security-and-the-stock-market-crash-what-are-the-possible-outcomes/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:05:57 +0000 admin http://savingsandretirement.org/?p=416

On Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 the Savings and Retirement Forum will be held at The Urban Institute: 2100 M Street, N.W.Washington, DC, at 8:30am. Barbara A. Butrica, Karen E. Smith, and Eric J. Toder of the Urban Institute will be discussing paper “Retirement Security and the Stock Market Crash What are the Possible Outcomes?”

Link to Paper: Here

The purpose of the Forum is to bring together academics, interested industry professionals, policy wonks, and government staffers who work on issues related to Social Security, pensions, savings, and general retirement issues for a monthly seminar and an annual half-day conference. Our website, www.savingsandretirement.org contains the dates of future meetings, links to relevant papers, and a few miscellaneous links that people doing research on these issues may find useful.

If you plan on coming please RSVP. Coffee, juice, and pastries will be served. Please feel free to pass this along to others who you feel might be interested in attending.

]]> http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/12/04/event-retirement-security-and-the-stock-market-crash-what-are-the-possible-outcomes/feed/ 0 Event: Hillary Waldron http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/11/16/event-hillary-waldron/ http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/11/16/event-hillary-waldron/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:58:28 +0000 admin http://savingsandretirement.org/?p=410 PowerPoint: : Link

Paper: Link

On Thursday, November 19th, 2009 the Savings and Retirement Forum will be held at The Investment Company Institute: 1401 H St., NW, Suite 1200, at 8:30am. Hillary Waldron of the Social Security Administration will be discussing “Longevity and Earnings” The purpose of the Forum is to bring together academics, interested industry professionals, policy wonks, and government staffers who work on issues related to Social Security, pensions, savings, and general retirement issues for a monthly seminar and an annual half-day conference. Our website, www.savingsandretirement.org contains the dates of future meetings, links to relevant papers, and a few miscellaneous links that people doing research on these issues may find useful.

If you plan on coming please RSVP. Coffee, juice, and pastries will be served. Please feel free to pass this along to others who you feel might be interested in attending.

]]> http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/11/16/event-hillary-waldron/feed/ 0 Next Event- Mark Warshawsky http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/10/19/next-event-mark-warshawsky/ http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/10/19/next-event-mark-warshawsky/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:56:28 +0000 admin http://savingsandretirement.org/?p=407 Where: Brookings Institute

When:  8:30-9:30 Oct 26th

]]> http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/10/19/next-event-mark-warshawsky/feed/ 0 Next Event: Ken Solow http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/09/21/next-event-ken-solow/ http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/09/21/next-event-ken-solow/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:10:13 +0000 admin http://savingsandretirement.org/?p=399 solowOn Tuesday, September 22, 2009 the Savings and Retirement Forum will be held at 1101 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, at 8:30am. Ken Solow, Chief Investment Officer, Pinnacle Advisory Group will be discussing his book “Buy and Hold is Dead (Again): The case for active portfolio management for retirement savings.” (Link to Ken’s Investment blog: Here)

The purpose of the Forum is to bring together academics, interested industry professionals, policy wonks, and government staffers who work on issues related to Social Security, pensions, savings, and general retirement issues for a monthly seminar and an annual half-day conference. Our web site, www.savingsandretirement.org contains the dates of future meetings, links to map-solowrelevant papers, and a few miscellaneous links that people doing research on these issues may find useful.

If you plan on coming please RSVP by 3pm Tuesday if possible to expedite your entry into the building. Coffee, juice, and pastries will be served.

Please feel free to pass this along to others who you feel might be interested in attending.

]]> http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/09/21/next-event-ken-solow/feed/ 1 Next Event: Andrew Biggs and The Case for Simplifying Social Security Benefits http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/07/28/next-event-andrew-biggs-and-the-case-for-simplifying-social-security-benefits/ http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/07/28/next-event-andrew-biggs-and-the-case-for-simplifying-social-security-benefits/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:26:10 +0000 admin http://savingsandretirement.org/?p=397 The next Savings and Retirement Forum will be August 6th at AEI. He will be discussing the Case for Simplifying Social Security Benefits.

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]]> http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/06/17/wealth-strategies/feed/ 0 Next Event:Trends in Pension Coverage and Contributions http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/06/17/next-eventtrends-in-pension-coverage-and-contributions/ http://savingsandretirement.org/2009/06/17/next-eventtrends-in-pension-coverage-and-contributions/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:55:57 +0000 admin http://savingsandretirement.org/?p=391 July 15th the Urban Institute will be hosting a presentation by Mauricio Soto entitled “ Trends in Pension Coverage and Contributions.”

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