A Missed Business Opportunity
In “A Missed Business Opportunity: Senior Centers That Are Actually Fun,” SCEPA Director Teresa Ghilarducci suggests that senior centers are an untapped market and cost-effective for government.
Tax Breaks for Retirement Savings
Brief — SCEPA's Teresa Ghilarducci and the Center for American Progress' Christian Weller recommend improving retirement savings incentives.
How to Retire with Enough Money
On November 21, 2015, Institutional Investor published Mark Henricks’ review of SCEPA Director Teresa Ghilarducci’s new book, How to Retire with Enough Money and How to Know What Enough Is.
Number of Older Workers Grew Twice as Fast as their Population
Brief — November 2015 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55
Joint Proposal for Mandatory Savings Plans
Mark Miller's New York Times article, "Pushing Aside 401(k)s for Mandatory Savings Plans," tells the story of an unlikely alliance on behalf of improving retirement security.
A Smarter Plan to Make Retirement Savings Last
On January 1st, 2016, The New York Times published an oped by SCEPA Director Teresa Ghilarducci and Blackstone President Tony James, "A Smarter Plan to Make Retirement Savings Last."
Long-Term Unemployment Rate Increased Faster Among Older Jobless Women than Older Jobless Men
Brief — January 2016 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55
Retirement Initiatives in Obama's 2017 Budget
SCEPA Director Teresa Ghilarducci spoke with The New York Times’s Noam Scheiber about the retirement savings initiatives in President Obama’s 2017 budget proposal.
Wages Stagnate as More Older Workers Join the Labor Market
Brief — February 2016 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55
A Comprehensive Plan to Confront the Retirement Savings Crisis
SCEPA Director Teresa Ghilarducci and Blackstone President Tony James propose a new approach to national retirement savings.
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Bernard L. Schwartz
Bernard L. Schwartz is chairman and CEO of BLS Investments, LLC, a private investment firm. He also manages the investments of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, which mainly supports higher education, medical research and New York City-based cultural organizations. He promotes the development of U.S. economic policy initiatives through investment in educational institutions, think tanks and advocacy organizations.
