Weaning the retirement industry off our obsession with regulatory categories The retirement industry has a problem. We are obsessed with regulatory categories. Welcome to the […]
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Fixing the U.S. retirement system – Does Canada have the answers?
The Brookings Institution, a leading American policy think tank, invited Common Wealth and Canada’s top public sector pension plans, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) […]
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Expanding access to high-quality retirement plans for modest earners
Co-Founder Alex Mazer presented at the 2017 ACPM National Conference on September 13. Click here for his presentation, which was part of a plenary session on Changes and […]
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Building economic security through work and wealth
Reflections on the Aspen Institute’s Economic Security Summit Last week, I had the good fortune and honour to participate in the Aspen Institute’s Economic Security Summit, a […]
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Retirement security for modest earners: rethinking the issue
When I used to work on issues of retirement security and pension policy for the Ontario government, one refrain became so common that it was […]
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Finally: a retirement plan for modest earners
Over the past year, Common Wealth has had the opportunity to partner with SEIU Healthcare, an Ontario-based union, to design and implement a new retirement […]
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House of Commons testimony on Canada Post’s pension plan
The following are remarks delivered on September 27, 2016, by Common Wealth Founding Partner Alex Mazer before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government […]
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Modern pensions
For many people, a pension is a thing of the past — something that may have helped their parents or grandparents, but is unlikely to help them. […]
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