Retirement Security: Online Resources
The resources and links below are our recommendations for finding up-to-date information on retirement security issues, as well as learning how pension systems work and how they strengthen our communities.
Organizations and Coalitions
Retirement USA is a national initiative working for a new retirement system that, along with Social Security, will provide universal, secure, and adequate income for future retirees.
The National Institute on Retirement Security is a not-for-profit organization established to contribute to informed policymaking by fostering a deep understanding of the value of retirement security to employees, employers, and the economy through national research and education programs. NIRS seeks to encourage the development of public policies that enhance retirement security in America.
Californians For Retirement Security is a coalition of more than 1.5 million Californians representing public employees and retirees, working to protect retirement security for California's middle class. You can hear their stories and discover how pensions boost our economy at www.letstalkpensions.com.
National Association of State Retirement Administrators is a non-profit association whose members are the directors of the nation's state, territorial, and largest statewide public retirement systems. NASRA engages in advocacy, research, and education activities that promote best practices among its member systems and enhance the retirement security of their participants.
Reports and Publications
"Setting the Record Straight About Public Pensions" from the February 2011 issue of Government Finance Review, addresses the various allegations about public pension funds and explains how they largely misrepresent, distort and obfuscate their true condition. Read more about the report ›
"Meeting California's Retirement Security Challenge," an October 2011 report issued by the University of California Berkeley Center for Labor Research, shows that Californians are facing a greater amount of risk and responsibility in planning for their retirement; and as defined benefit plans like pensions disappear, most retirees find themselves having to rely almost exclusively on Social Security to get by. Read more about the report ›
