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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.

Pew Center for the States

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Kiplinger Retirement Report

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