Policy Paper

Exploring the Concept of a Retirement Crisis in the United States

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Publish Date:

09/22/2026

Category:

Policy & Research

Topics:

Public Policy, Retirement

The Retirement Policy and Design Evaluation Committee released a policy paper and executive summary, Exploring the Concept of a Retirement Crisis in the United States. These resources explore the concept of a retirement crisis including identifying difficulties with measuring a crisis, a review of published arguments, identifying populations that are potentially most at risk for financial insecurity in retirement and public policy considerations. An executive summary of the paper is also available.