The Economy and Pensions

The Economy and Pensions

Diane and her guests discuss what the financial crisis means for retirement accounts, including pressures on employers, workers, and retirees.

Diane and her guests discuss what the financial crisis means for retirement accounts, including pressures on employers, workers, and retirees.

Guests

David Wessel

economics editor, The Wall Street Journal; author "In Fed We Trust"

Mark Iwry

a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Principal of the Retirement Security Project, Research Professor at Georgetown University, and former Benefits Tax Counsel at the U.S. Treasury Dept. from 1995-2001.

Karen Friedman

policy director, Pension Rights Center

James Klein

president, American Benefits Council

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