The coronavirus pandemic has likely already caused thousands of small businesses to close, millions of workers to lose their primary source of income, and communities across the country to wonder how—and when—they can start to recover. Goldman Sachs now estimates that over 2 million Americans claimed unemployment insurance last week—more than three times the previous weekly record. […]
Read MoreOn September 26, 2019, the Funding Our Future campaign hosted an event at Boston College to help students learn about personal finance, managing student loans, short-term savings and retirement—the financial information they won’t get in the classroom. The campaign was joined by its partners BPC, Prudential Financial, Commonwealth, and the Center for Retirement Research, in […]
Read MoreRic Edelman discusses the state of retirement preparedness with Michael Finke, Professor at the American College on Financial Services, who offers some advice on how retirees can best spend down their nest egg to enjoy their retirement years.
Read MoreRic Edelman is joined by Steve Vernon, Research Scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity, to talk about strategies people can use to maximize their Social Security benefits.
Read MoreDavid Ireland, Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors, chats with Ric Edelman about the four main elements of the bipartisan SECURE Act and what this legislation could mean for those with and without employer-based retirement plans.
Read MoreGeoff Sanzenbacher, Associate Director of Research at Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research, joins Ric Edelman to highlight his new research on important considerations for married couples to keep in mind when saving for retirement.
Read MoreSteve Goss, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration, joins Ric Edelman to lay out the financial challenges facing Social Security and a few options to achieve solvency in the future.
Read MoreRic Edelman is joined by U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) to discuss his newly reintroduced legislation that could help companies, especially small businesses, better support their employees in preparing for retirement.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. — Having enough money saved for retirement is one of the biggest financial challenges Americans face. With the central role that 401(k)-type plans have come to play, those who lack the opportunity to save in a workplace retirement account are at a severe disadvantage. In a survey with Morning Consult, the Funding Our Future campaign found that […]
Read MoreBarbara Roper, Director of Investor Protection at the Consumer Federation of America, contends in her conversation with Ric Edelman that the SEC’s Best Interest Regulation, meant to protect investors from conflicts of interest, is a misnomer.
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