What did Richard Thaler mean by: Every American worker should be able to save for retirement via payroll deductions. Richard Thaler Economist · USA Copy
+ My mantra is if you want to help people accomplish some goal, make it easy. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Richard Thaler, Assistance, Facilitation, Simplicity, 0 Richard Thaler Economist · USA
+ If people just put away what’s left at the end of the month, that’s a recipe for failure. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Richard Thaler, Budgeting, Planning, Saving, 0 Richard Thaler Economist · USA
+ Most economists, including me, agree that longevity insurance would make sense for a lot of people. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Richard Thaler, Economics, Insurance, Longevity, 0 Richard Thaler Economist · USA
+ A good rule of thumb is to assume that everything matters. Author, September 17, 2023January 2, 2025, Richard Thaler, Awareness, Importance, Mindfulness, 0 Richard Thaler Economist · USA
+ The lesson from behavioral economics is that people only save if it’s automatic. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Richard Thaler, Behavior, Saving, 0 Richard Thaler Economist · USA
+ I think we also have learned the lesson that we have to have better incentive structures. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Richard Thaler, Incentives, Lessons, 0 Richard Thaler Economist · USA
Death is the next step after the pension-it’s perpetual retirement without pay. Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
I receive letters from workers, from secretaries. . . . They are the most interesting ones. Read explanation Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
I have found myself writing poetry shortly after I retired. Which I hadn’t done in forty years. Frederick Busch Author · USA