Can We Fix Retirement Inequality?

EPISODE OVERVIEW Wharton Professor and Penn Wharton Budget Model Faculty Director Kent Smetters discusses how automated retirement savings accounts could help low-income households build up to $200,000 in risk-adjusted savings, supplementing Social Security and promoting intergenerational wealth. He highlights the importance of making these accounts fully bequeathable and revenue-neutral by redirecting existing tax subsidies. This conversation explores solutions for closing the retirement savings gap and building financial security for underserved communities.

PODCAST OVERVIEW Every day, business scholars answer pressing questions in their research - but what do their insights mean for you? In this podcast, Wharton faculty dive into what inspired their studies and how their findings resonate with the world today. Learn how research insights translate into knowledge you can use, with host Dan Loney.

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