J. Michael Collins Yahoo Finance interview on healthcare costs and impact on retirement savings

"Planning for and managing out of pocket medical costs is an emerging form of financial literacy that all of us need to be aware of, including older people for whom health care expenses are a rising part of their retirement spending," said J. Michael Collins, Faculty Director of CFS and Professor in La Follette School … Continue reading J. Michael Collins Yahoo Finance interview on healthcare costs and impact on retirement savings

IRP Extramural Small Grant Program On Poverty, Retirement, And Disability Research: 2020–2021 Call For Applications

Application Deadline: January 26, 2020, 11:59 p.m. CST The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) in collaboration with the Center for Financial Security (CFS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have funding to support the study of economically vulnerable populations related to poverty, retirement, and disability policy. Funded by a cooperative agreement between CFS and the … Continue reading IRP Extramural Small Grant Program On Poverty, Retirement, And Disability Research: 2020–2021 Call For Applications

Call for Applications: Junior Scholar Intensive Training (JSIT) Retirement and Disability Research Summer Workshop

June 15 – 19, 2020, Pyle Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison JSIT 2020 call for applications due February 14, 2020, 11:59 pm PST About the Workshop: Howard University’s Center on Race and Wealth (CRW) and the Center for Financial Security (CFS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison seek applications for the Junior Scholar Intensive Training (JSIT) … Continue reading Call for Applications: Junior Scholar Intensive Training (JSIT) Retirement and Disability Research Summer Workshop