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New SECURE Act Aims To Fix Retirement

The SECURE Act was a part of the $1.4 trillion spending bill that President Trump signed on Dec. 20. It stands for “Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement,” and it’s an effort to address the fact that a quarter of Americans have no retirement savings at all.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Jill Schlesinger (@jillonmoney), a business analyst for CBS News and the host of Jill On Money, about the SECURE Act.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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