The Boston College Magazine Podcast

Talking retirement policy and strategy with the leading expert and (recently retired) BC Professor Alicia Munnell

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Retirement planning and policy can be dizzying. Social Security, 401(k)s, Roth IRAs, Traditional IRAs, arcane IRS rules and regulations…it gets a little bewildering. Alicia Munnell, founder of BC’s Center for Retirement Research—and recently retired herself—explains how we got to this point and why we must simplify the process for everyday working people.