How to Fix the Retirement Savings Crisis

Why 401k and other defined contribution schemes are flawed, leading to a generation of workers unprepared for retirement. What are the solutions to fix the mess. TopicsWhy 401k and other defined contributions haven't worked, despite their popularityWhy defined benefit pension plans declinedWhy 401k plans are treated like emergency fundsHow to combine the best of 401k and defined benefit pension plans Sponsors LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs Monarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trial Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes The Shift that Redefined Retirement Security by Shashwat Vidhu Sher—SSRN Was the 401(k) a Mistake? by Michael Steinberger—The New York Times Magazine Who Has Retirement Accounts? New Data Reveal Inequality in Retirement Account Ownership by Maria G. Hoffman, Mark A. Klee and Briana Sullivan—United States Census Bureau U.S. Retirement Assets: Data in Brief—Congressional Research Service Where do my CPP contributions go?—CPP Investments Related Episodes 460: Should You Be Invested 100% in Stocks Before and During Retirement? A Recent Study Says Yes.  441: What If Social Security Had Been Privatized? 279: Why All Retirees Should Consider an Income Annuity See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.