Retirement Crisis in America Al Jazeera America May 14th, 2014 *click the image or hyperlink to view the interview and feature story
Salon.com: Obama falls short, We’ll need much more to fix our catastrophic inequality
Obama falls short: We’ll need much more to fix our catastrophic inequality Excerpt: “Brian Graff, CEO of American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, who has spoken with Treasury about the president’s retirement plan, shared his view with Politico: “It’s not what I would describe as an earth-shattering move.” You can say that again.”
USA Today: Obama stumps for minimum wage hike, retirement plan
Obama stumps for minimum wage hike, retirement plan Excerpt: “Brian Graff, CEO of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, said the myRA is a “modest proposal” that would require voluntary cooperation from the businesses involved. It may be something of a down payment on a more ambitious plan to require all businesses to… Continue reading
Bloomberg Businessweek: Savings Plans for Low-Income Workers Ready by Year-End, Lew Says
Savings Plans for Low-Income Workers Ready by Year-End, Lew Says Excerpt: “This isn’t earth-shattering stuff,” said Brian Graff, chief executive officer of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries. “But it is a step in the right direction to get more people saving for retirement, which I would think is a bipartisan issue.” “I… Continue reading
Politico: State of the Union 2014 Obama touts ‘MyRA’ retirement savings proposal
State of the Union 2014: Obama touts ‘MyRA’ retirement savings proposal Excerpt: “Brian Graff, CEO of American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, said that under the plan, workers would be able to deduct a percentage of their paycheck to purchase the new Treasury bonds. Once the worker has invested enough money in the bonds,… Continue reading
Bloomberg: Obama Offers Retirement Savings Plan for Workers Lacking 401(k)
Obama Offers Retirement Savings Plan for Workers Lacking 401(k) “…This isn’t earth-shattering stuff,” said Brian Graff, the chief executive officer of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries. “But it is a step in the right direction to get more people saving for retirement, which I would think is a bipartisan issue…” “I don’t… Continue reading