Sunday, April 23, 2006


Retirement Savings: Whose Responsibility Is It Anyhow?

I agree with Professor Paul Secunda, author of WorkPlace Blog. People have to start getting more serious about retirement planning. Relying on one source of capital is ill-advised. In its newly published "Reimagining America: AARP's Blueprint for the Future", a cogent argument is made in favor of supplementing traditional sources with income from continued employment. This opens a Pandora's box of issues for individuals, companies and governments.

1. Will people want to work late into their 60's and beyond?

2. Will individuals need retraining to maintain a competitive edge in an ever increasingly sophisticated world of technology and global pressures?

3. Who should provide resources to retool and retrain?

4. What industries are likely to welcome older workers?

5. How will taxpayers be affected by changing demographics and work patterns?

6. Will productivity be impacted by career mobility?

7. What are the policy implications for people who cannot work past a certain age?

These and many other important questions will soon climb to the top of the priority list for corporate leaders and policy-makers alike.
posted by Susan Mangiero at 4/23/2006 06:47:00 PM