Recent Speaking and Media Appearances

Teacher pensions under fire: 5 tips to prepare for retirement

Featured in MarketWatch article; October 4, 2016

The U.S. economy is in desperate need of a strong dose of fiscal penicillin

Author of The Conversation article; September 28, 2016

Jobs at These 10 Companies Will Literally Pay You for Life

Featured in Quartz article; August 15, 2016

Navigating Retirement Away From the Rocks

Interviewed for Alliance for Retirement Income Adequacy (ARIA) article; July 26, 2016

Saving Like You Mean It: The (Non-Scary) Guide to Retirement Planning

Featured in MoneyGeek article; July 2016

Kitchen Table Politics: Can Americans Afford To Retire?

Participated in FiveThirtyEight debate; July 14, 2016

Retirement on the Rocks

Speaker at Florida Public Pension Trustees Association (FPPTA) 2016 Summer Conference;
June 28, 2016

Your Life, Your Wealth: Episode 6

Featured guest on The Your Life, Your Wealth Network; April 21, 2016

Book Review: Retirement on the Rocks: Why Americans Can’t Get Ahead and How New Savings Policies Can Help

Author of book reviewed in Journal of Retirement article; Spring 2016

Your Money, Your Vote

Guest on CNBC; April 20, 2016

The Gender Wage Gap and Women’s Retirement Security Go Hand in Hand

Co-author of Huffpost Business article (with Sarah Jane Glynn); April 11, 2016

Retirement Security

CSPAN | Washington Journal

Featured guest;
April 9, 2016

Older Voters May Be Hillary Clinton’s Answer to Bernie Sanders’s Youth Appeal

Featured in New York Times article; March 20, 2016

The Realities of Entrepreneurship–Is the Grass (and the Money) Greener?

Author of Aging Today article; March-April, 2016

The Retirement Crisis is Getting Truly Scary

Featured in Slate article; March 4, 2016

Struggling To Save For Retirement

Featured Guest on The Kathleen Dunn Show, Wisconsin Public Radio; March 3, 2016

Workers and Employers Would Be Forced to Save 3% of Pay Under New Retirement Proposal

Featured in Investment News article; March 2, 2016

Why Are So Many Americans Struggling to Save for Retirement 

Author of The Conversation article; February 3, 2016

Obama to Propose Expanding Retirement Plans

Featured in USA Today article; January 26, 2016

The New Normal of Financial Vulnerability in America

Featured in NextAvenue article; January 25, 2016

Retirement on the Rocks

Featured in National Public Pension Coalition blog post; January 22, 2016

Book Launch Event:
Retirement on the Rocks

Held at the Center for American Progress

Featured author and speaker;
January 21, 2016

Retirement Crisis in America

Guest on The Think Tank 1010am; January 6, 2016

Meet the Expert | Dr. Christian Weller, Author of Retirement on the Rocks

NRTA: AARP’s Educator Community
Featured in NRTA in the Know article; December, 2015

Policymakers Can Improve Retirement Savings

Featured in Pension & Investments article; December 14, 2015

Thought Leader Panelist at AARP NH Social Security Summit

Saint Anselm College – New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Manchester, NH; December 8, 2015

Panel Chair and Presenter at GSA Annual Scientific Meeting

Session on “Muddling through Retirement”

Gerontological Society of America
Orlando, FL; November 21, 2015

Presenter at APPAM 37th Annual Fall Research Conference

Paper on “Wealth Inequality and Older Entrepreneurship”

Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management
Miami, FL; November 14, 2015

Strengthen Social Security as Key Protection Against Rising Economic Risks

Author of Florida Sun Sentinel article (originally in InsideSources); November 2, 2015

Don’t Blame Yourself; Retirement Crisis Stems From Bad Policies Not Bad Habits 

Author of MarketWatch article; October 29, 2015