SIGN UP

Miscellaneous

The latest Miscellaneous from Funding Our Future

August 3, 2023

3 out of 4 Gen Z Hourly Workers Say the Stress of Managing Their Finances Has a Negative Impact on Their Health

New Data from a Harris Poll Survey Commissioned by Funding Our Future and DailyPay Illustrates the Challenges Facing the Youngest Members of the Workforce Nearly all Gen Z hourly workers (96%) find managing their finances stressful. 85% of Gen Z hourly workers say inflation has negatively impacted their finances in the past year. 79% of […]

Read More
January 27, 2022

American Savings Education Council to Become Program of Funding Our Future Initiative

Employee Benefit Research Institute Will Continue to Support ASEC as Member of Advisory Board and Partner of Funding Our Future WASHINGTON, DC – January 27, 2022 –The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) announced today that Funding Our Future, an initiative incubated in the Bipartisan Policy Center, will take over the American Savings Education Council (ASEC), […]

Read More
July 28, 2021

Partners in the Funding Our Future coalition call for creation of interagency task force on retirement security

Washington, DC — Today, thirty-one members of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Funding Our Future initiative released a letter urging the Biden-Harris administration to create an inter-agency retirement security task force. The letter expresses the need for a holistic examination of the nation’s retirement readiness, its challenges, and a coordinated policy response.  “Retirement is a precarious and daunting prospect for many Americans, with an estimated half of households at risk of not being able to […]

Read More
June 21, 2021

Weekly: Partners on Yahoo Finance

  Our media partnership with Yahoo Finance hosts an expert from one of our partner organizations on their livestream show every Wednesday afternoon with Yahoo anchor Kristin Myers. Check out our landing page on Yahoo Finance to see our latest segments.      

Read More
February 23, 2021

New survey sheds light on the financial insecurity of American workers and outlines solutions to help employers and policymakers address the key challenges they face

The Funding Our Future initiative—in partnership with Edelman Financial Engines, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and America Saves—conducted research in January 2021 to examine current employee sentiments surrounding their finances, as well as to understand how prepared employees are for a true financial emergency.    See all survey resources here.  Read the Executive Summary here.   Download the crosstabs here. Read BPC’s blog on the findings here. […]

Read More
September 15, 2020

The savings gap for Americans is a key component of economic stability — here’s what we can do about it.

The already-shaky financial picture for many American households has been further threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout. In particular, a lack of emergency savings was a serious problem long before this crisis, and many households are now draining what little they had. Liquid savings, of course, is only one piece of the […]

Read More
September 10, 2020

How COVID could impact Social Security benefits down the line

  Andrew Biggs of AEI joins Ric to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on Social Security’s solvency and the unintended consequences on older Americans — specifically those who turn 60 this year.

Read More
September 10, 2020

Legislative efforts for working seniors in the pandemic

Ric interviews Congresswoman Jackie Walorski to discuss her proposed legislation that could help provide economic relief to seniors who continue working or return to work after claiming Social Security benefits.

Read More
September 10, 2020

New survey examines American saving habits in the wake of the pandemic

Jeanniey Walden of DailyPay joins Ric to discuss findings from a new survey around the pandemic’s impact on household finances and what could help financial habits for American workers moving forward.

Read More
April 29, 2020

Key takeaways: The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Security and Highlights from the Trustees’ 2020 Report

The Funding Our Future campaign and the Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a digital event on the financial challenges facing Social Security. Specifically, the discussion summarized the 2020 Social Security trustees’ report and explored what assumptions might already be outdated as a result of COVID-19. Featured experts included the chief actuary for Social Security and two former public trustees of the program. You can watch the full webinar […]

Read More
Load More

Join Us

Subscribe to receive updates from Funding Our Future