New newsletter from Michigan Retirement Research Center

The Michigan Retirement Research Center has released its latest newsletter, which is available here. Here's a preview of the contents:

 

Director's Corner
This Newsletter features two separate write-ups of recent MRRC-sponsored events...

For Your Information
Myths and Misinformation About Social Security

MRRC Researcher Workshop
For the fifth consecutive year, MRRC hosted a researcher workshop in Ann Arbor...

New Book by MRRC Researcher
Overcoming the Saving Slump: How to Increase the Effectiveness of Financial Education and Saving Programs Edited by Annamaria Lusardi

Will There be a Social Security COLA in 2010?
In the midst of a slowing economy, Social Security recipients may not get a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2010...

HRS Data Workshop
Researchers working with, or thinking of working with, Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data may be interested in attending the HRS Data Users' Workshop. June 8-12, 2009 at the Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor...

Financial Literacy in Times of Turmoil and Retirement Insecurity
On March 20, the MRRC co-hosted the conference Financial Literacy in Times of Turmoil and Retirement Insecurity...

PSID Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals: Small Grants for Research Using PSID Data Panel Study of Income Dynamics...