While the unfunded pension liabilities in many public retirement funds have received an inordinate amount of attention, the larger retirement deficit of most Americans is not generating the level of concern that it deserves. Individuals who have been left on their own to save for retirement in 401(k) accounts face challenges that are not being met.

Discussion of the President’s Weekly Radio Address for Labor Day Weekend 2010

Discussion of the stock market, joblessness, and Social Security

A recent report issued by the AFL-CIO revealed the scope of the economic crisis facing young people: rising unemployment and anxiety about their futures, inability to buy their own homes or even move out of their parents’ houses and lack of basic health care and retirement security.

It’s been another exciting and frightening week for the U.S. economy.
As the debate heated up over the economic stimulus package, the Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate jumped to 7.2% and retirement accounts continued to dissolve. Nevertheless, the overwhelming deterioration creates an enormous opportunity for President-elect Barack Obama to overhaul the U.S. economy. What should be done? Find out it the latest Weekly Audit!