July 1, 2015

Think Tank Proposes Retirement System Reforms

Executive Director

The Hamilton Project released the report Building on What Works: A Proposal to Modernize Retirement Savings by John Friedman of Brown University. One proposal is to adopt Universal Retirement Saving Accounts (URSAs). Dr. Friedman argues against allowing such accounts to hold employer stock because "the risk properties of such holdings are inappropriate for retirement savings" (p. 14).