401(k)s

Will Consumers Come To Love Longevity Annuities?

Economists love longevity annuities. But what will it take to get real people to buy them? That’s one of the questions that two panels of retirement experts will tackle at a Brookings Institution event on Thursday. These retirement products work like this: At about age 65 you purchase an insurance

November 4, 2014Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Asset Building Tax Subsidies Miss Their Targets

Nearly one-third of all federal tax expenditures--$384 billion in 2013 alone-- is aimed at various forms of asset building, such as retirement savings, higher education, and home ownership. Yet, according to research by several of my Tax Policy Center and Urban Institute colleagues, these tax

October 7, 2014Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The Center for American Progress Rethinks Retirement Savings

Kudos to Rowland Davis and David Madland at the Center for American Progress for rethinking retirement savings. In a paper with the rather understated title...

August 22, 2013Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

401(k) Plans May Be a Better Deal for Low Wage Workers Than We Thought

Tax-deferred 401(k) plans may be a better deal for low-income workers than economists thought, according to new research by my Tax Policy Center colleague Eric...

January 10, 2012Howard Gleckman