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EBRI Notes – January 2013
"Views on Health Coverage and Retirement: Findings from the 2012 Health Confidence Survey,®" and "Tax Preferences and Mandates: Is the Danish Savings Experience Applicable to the United States?"
Views on Health Coverage and Retirement: More than half of all workers say they intend to work longer than they would like in order to keep their health insurance at work, according to new research by EBRI. But less than 1 in 5 retirees say they were able to work longer to continue receiving health insurance through their jobs. Press release.
Tax Preferences and Mandates: A recent study found that tax incentives for retirement savings in Denmark had virtually no impact on increasing total savings But are those findings relevant to the United States? Maybe not, according to a new report by EBRI. Press release.
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EBRI Issue Brief – January 2013
Annuity and Lump-Sum Decisions in Defined Benefit Plans: The Role of Plan Rules
Why do some retiring workers with a pension choose to take a stream of lifetime income, while others cash out their entire benefit in a lump-sum distribution? Amidst growing concerns about workers outliving their retirement savings, this has emerged as a key issue—and it depends to a large extent on whether the individual pension plan allows or restricts lump-sum distributions (LSDs), according to new research by EBRI. Press release.
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EBRI Issue Brief – January 2013
Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Assets, Account Balances, and Rollovers, 2006–2012
After a slight drop during the recent recession, health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are showing renewed growth, with the average account balance increasing over the past two years, according to new research by EBRI. Press release.
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EBRI Issue Brief – December 2012
401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2011
401(k) savers continued to seek diversified portfolios in 2011, with 61 percent of 401(k) participants’ assets invested in equity securities and 34 percent in fixed-income securities, on average, according to the annual update of a joint study released today by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and the Investment Company Institute (ICI). Press release.