TY - JOUR T1 - Practical Applications of Addressing the Retirement Savings Crisis in the United States: <em>The Role of Employer-Provided Financial Education</em> JF - Practical Applications SP - 1 LP - 4 DO - 10.3905/pa.2017.4.4.215 VL - 4 IS - 4 AU - Barbara A. Smith A2 - Adams, Courtney Y1 - 2017/04/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/4/4/1.6.abstract N2 - Addressing the Retirement Savings Crisis in the United States: The Role of Employer-Provided Financial Education Barbara A Smith Researchers, policymakers, workers and employers continue to grapple with how to respond to the ongoing retirement crisis in the United States, one that’s likely to hit middle-income earners hardest, according to Barbara Smith, a senior economist in the Office of Retirement Policy at the Social Security Administration .In Addressing the Retirement Savings Crisis in the United States: The Role of Employer-Provided Financial Education , Smith examines a number of studies that measure the effectiveness of financial education programs. She concludes that there is indeed strong evidence for the effectiveness of workplace-provided financial education. Smith described her work and several key findings in this interview with Institutional Investor Journals .TOPICS: Retirement, legal/regulatory/public policy, in wealth management ER -