(From left to right): Ric Edelman, Founder of Edelman Financial Engines; Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Lillian D. Singh, Vice President, Programs & Racial Wealth Equity, Prosperity Now; Colleen Flaherty Manchester, Associate Professor, Work and Organization, University of Minnesota
a longevity project virtual panel discussion
April 21, 2021
After COVID-19 - Rethinking Retirement:
What Should Congress Do?
On Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET (11:00 am PT) the Longevity Project and Next Avenue, in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity, held a virtual panel event on opportunities for the new Congress and Biden Administration to address important issues around retirement security and financial planning. The conversation focused on what the new Congress can do to strengthen the position of Americans saving for retirement, how the Secure Act has benefitted older Americans, the potential impact of baby bonds and other current and potential policy reforms.
Keynote conversation:
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Panelists:
Ric Edelman, Founder of Edelman Financial Engines
Lillian D. Singh, Vice President, Programs & Racial Wealth Equity, Prosperity Now
Colleen Flaherty Manchester, Associate Professor, Work and Organization, University of Minnesota
The panelists, along with the moderators, Richard Eisenberg, Managing Editor of Next Avenue and Ken Stern, Chair of the Longevity Project, explored opportunities for the new Congress to strengthen the retirement system: from the demonstrated need for a Secure Act 2.0, to baby bonds, to the role that wealth and housing assets play in retirement security. The importance of ensuring the financial viability of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security as well as helping middle-income Americans afford long-term care were also discussed.
Read our analysis of the longevity challenges the Biden Administration faces in the wake of the pandemic here.