EBRI POLICY FORUM #90

The Path Forward

Day Two

Moderated by:

 Lori Lucas, President and CEO, Employee Benefit Research Institute

Liz Varley, Vice President - Federal Government Affairs, Ameriprise Financial, and Vice Chair of the EBRI Public Policy Advisory Council

May 11, 2021

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Emergency Saving and Financial Resilience: The Role of the Employer

One of the most commonly cited financial wellbeing initiatives on employers’ “to-do” list in a recent EBRI survey was emergency fund/employee hardship assistance. Meanwhile, another EBRI survey showed that just over six in ten employees agree that it is their employer’s responsibility to help ensure they are healthy and financially secure. But what should the role of the employer be when it comes to facilitating emergency savings? And how do existing workplace benefits such as defined contribution plans fit it? 

Speakers:

Sarah Holden, Senior Director, Retirement & Investor Research, Investment Company Institute

Heidi Johnson, Director of Behavioral Economics, Financial Health Network

Diana Rucci, Director, Product Development, Prudential Financial

Craig Copeland, Senior Research Associate, Employee Benefit Research Institute, Moderator