Retirement

The Academy’s Retirement Practice Council (RPC) is a trusted source of expertise for policymakers and regulators tackling important policies regarding Social Security, public and private pension plans, other retirement benefits and investment strategies, and related lifetime security policy issues.

The RPC provides clear and objective technical guidance to help create a future of security and stability for U.S. organizations and retirees.



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Retirement
Multiemployer Pension Plans

Multiemployer Pension Plans

Multiemployer plans’ funding, financial reporting, financial risks, and plan design.
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Pension Accounting and Finance

Pension Accounting and Finance

Financial reporting for retirement plans, including updates from national and international accounting standards bodies, policy changes, and new regulations.
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Public Pension Plans

Public Pension Plans

State and local government employee benefit plans’ funding, financial reporting, financial risks, design, and actuarial standards of practice related to public plans.
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Retirement Policy

Retirement Policy

Long term retirement policy, including the effects of legislation and regulations on retirement benefits, and emerging issues affecting retirement plans.
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Social Security

Social Security

Financial sustainability and other topics related to the Social Security program.
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Retirement Resources

Issue Brief

Social Security and The Financially Disadvantaged

While Social Security has been instrumental in reducing poverty among older Americans, approximately 9% of retirees still remain in poverty and rely on Social Security for most or all their income….
Date Published: 06/17/2025
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Improving Spousal Retirement Plan Protections—Gaps and Policy Proposals

The Academy’s Retirement Policy and Design Evaluation Committee has published a new issue brief examining how employer-sponsored retirement plans provide important protections for spouses, such as…
Date Published: 06/03/2025
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Issue Brief and Executive Summary on Decumulation Strategies

The Academy’s 2025 issue brief, Decumulation Strategies: Creating Lifetime Income from Defined Contribution Plans, outlines the insured and non-insured options available through…
Date Published: 03/27/2025
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Issue Brief Lays Out Information to Help Assess Value of Pension Buyouts

The Public Plans Committee released an issue brief, Public Pension Plans: Helping Members Evaluate Buyout Programs and Other Lump Sums. The issue brief suggests critical information that would…
Date Published: 09/11/2024
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An Actuarial Perspective on the 2024 Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief, An Actuarial Perspective on the 2024 Social Security Trustees Report. This detailed brief provides perspective on the latest detailed annual…
Date Published: 07/22/2024
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Updated Monograph Examines Individual Equity and Social Adequacy in Social Security Reforms

The Social Security Committee released an updated monograph and issue brief on individual equity and social adequacy as those principles apply to Social Security reform options. The monograph and…
Date Published: 04/18/2024
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Issue Brief Examines ‘Surplus’ in Public Pension Plans

The Public Plans Committee released ‘Surplus’ Considerations for Public Pension Plans, an issue brief that examines plan “surplus,” what it means and does not mean, historical lessons for…
Date Published: 04/11/2024
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Updated Issue Brief Examines Individual Equity and Social Adequacy in Social Security Reforms

The Social Security Committee released an updated monograph and issue brief on individual equity and social adequacy as those principles apply to Social Security reform options. The monograph and…
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 04/01/2024
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Issue Brief Considers PBGC Single-Employer Premium Structure

The Pension Committee released an issue brief, Aligning the PBGC’s Single-Employer Premium Structure With Its Objectives, which discusses options for modifying the Pension Benefit Guaranty…
Date Published: 03/05/2024
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Issue Brief Examines 2023 Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief on the 2023 Social Security Trustees Report examining the social insurance program’s long-term solvency issues.
Date Published: 02/02/2024
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