Pension Rights Center

The Pension Rights Center is the country’s only consumer organization dedicated solely to protecting and promoting the retirement security of American workers, retirees, and their families. To learn more about the Center's Pension Help, Pension Policy and Pension Action activities, read our About Us page.

The Pension Rights Center, along with three other groups, has launched the Retirement USA initiative, working for a new future retirement system to supplement Social Security. Find out more.

Guest blogger Robert Stowe England writes about new research that warns against the "cult of equities." Subscribe to our blog. (May 4, 2009)

May is Older Americans Month. What better time to talk about economic security in retirement? (May 1, 2009)

PRC Director Karen Ferguson is quoted in a story in the May/June issue of Mother Jones, which focuses on retirement income. The story also mentions Retirement USA. (April 29, 2009)

Today is Equal Pay Day, but it could also be called Equal Pensions Day.(April 28, 2009)

The 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. Read our statement. (April 22, 2009)

Did you watch 60 Minutes on Sunday? The news program's story about 401(k) plans illustrates the importance of the Retirement USA initiative. (April 21, 2009)

The Pension Rights Center is on Twitter! Subscribe to our blog and follow us on Twitter! (April 20, 2009)

Read the latest edition of our PRC News e-newsletter. Sign up to receive PRC News! (April 14, 2009)

PRC board member Dan Halperin explains how one provision of a bill that recently passed the House makes for bad fiscal policy. (April 14, 2009)

You have two more days to open an IRA for 2008. Our new IRA fact sheets explain the differences between various types of IRAs. (April 13, 2009)

One company has decided to show some compassion to several elderly widows of retirees. (April 9, 2009)

Find out how the Making Work Pay tax credit might create a problem at tax time next year for retirees who receive a pension. (April 7, 2009)

Find out which companies have reduced or suspended employer contributions to their workers' 401(k) accounts.

The Pension Rights Center has issued its Consumer Agenda for Retirement Security, a list of recommendations for improving and expanding the nation's retirement income system. The Agenda has been submitted to the Obama administration. Read the press release.