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Guests
Roger Lowenstein
Roger Lowenstein, author of three bestselling books, reported for The Wall Street Journal for more than a decade and wrote the Journal’s stock market column, “Heard on the Street,” and also its “Intrinsic Value” column. He is now a regular contributor to The New York Times Magazine, SmartMoney, and Portfolio.
Richard Neal (D-MA)
Richard E. Neal was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1988. He has sponsored legislation that would increase the national savings rate by encouraging the use of individual retirement accounts, and has worked to make health care and tuition expenses tax deductible for middle class people. He is also a member of the Oversight Subcommittee.
Susan Garland
Susan Garland is editor of Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, a monthly personal finance publication whose subscribers are retirees and those approaching retirement. For 12 years, Ms. Garland was a Washington-based correspondent for Business Week. While on the social policy beat, she covered pensions, retirement issues, Medicare and Social Security.
Susan K. Urahn
Ms. Urahn is managing director of Pew Center on the States at The Pew Charitable Trusts. Sue oversees the Trusts’ work in early education, research and development, and other state-based initiatives, such as government performance, corrections and election reform. She joined The Pew Charitable Trusts after working with the Research Department of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Resources
Additional links
- Vallejo, CA is an example of the looming pension time bomb (Washington Post)
Inside E Street Archives
Pension Deficit Disorder
U.S. pensions may be underfunded, leaving many Americans scrambling to find new ways to save for retirement…but for many it may be too late.
Segments
1. Private vs. Public Pensions
Roger Lowenstein of the Wall Street Journal explains what’s happening to the corporate pension system and how it differs from public pensions and social security.
2. Personal Savings in the U.S.
Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA) discusses his proposal for an Auto-IRA and the differences between employees’ savings in the public and private sectors.
3. Spending Culture
Congressman Richard Neal returns to discuss why Americans have difficulty saving for retirement.
4. Looking Ahead
Susan Urahn of the Pew Center on the States and Susan Garland, editor of Kiplinger's Retirement Report discuss what pensions are currently covering and how best to save for retirement.
The Host
Through most of her distinguished reporting career, Sheilah Kast has focused on the economy and workplace and how they affect people's lives. Well known to viewers of public television, ABC News, and CNN, she has covered the White House and Congress.
Kast also reported on the Washington aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Her stories included an investigation of anthrax in the mails and the struggles of bereaved Pentagon families to secure benefits.
At The Washington Star, in her first reporting job, Kast covered financial regulation, taxes, and energy. Her expertise in these important issues eventually led her to start a national public-television show, "This Week in Business," which she hosted in association with Business Week magazine.
Ms. Kast is a skilled interviewer. She has often hosted NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and has her own current-affairs interview show on public radio in Maryland.
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