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Retirement Security for Latinos: Bolstering Coverage, Savings and Adequacy
(2005-07-12)
This paper documents retirement savings and adequacy trends among Latinos, explores ways of making it easier for Latinos to save, examines reforms to increase the incentives for Hispanics to save, and discusses the importance ...
The Social Security Program and Reform: A Latino Perspective
(2005-06-15)
Given the importance of social insurance, retirement savings, and wealth-building to Latinos, NCLR is committed to reviewing the policy arguments, weighing the options, and making an honest assessment of reform plans on ...
Survival Spending: The Role of Credit Cards in Hispanic Households
(2010-01-19)
Greater participation in mainstream credit and financial markets can set many families on the path to financial stability and middle-class life. Unfortunately, many Latino card users face serious challenges when entering ...
Latino Financial Access and Inclusion in California
(2013-06-04)
This report is based on a financial survey of Latinos in California. The report findings include use of financial products and services used by the community, experiences with financial institutions, and the use of technology ...
Twenty-Two Hispanic Leaders Discuss Poverty
(1990-11-02)
Poverty has been a factor in virtually every Hispanic issue, from education to community development, from housing to civil rights. However, there is little documentation of the ways Hispanics have worked to end poverty, ...
Speaking Out Loud: Conversations with Young Puerto Rican Men
(1994-08-01)
In an effort to draw attention to the strengths, needs, and status of young Puerto Rican men, the NCLR Poverty Project conducted a two-year community-based study on young Puerto Rican men and family poverty. This second ...
The Hispanic Elderly: A Demographic Profile
(1987-10-05)
Statistical data describing the Hispanic elderly are limited, and much of the available information has not been published. This report is an attempt to describe and discuss the socioeconomic status of the Hispanic elderly, ...
Investing in Our Future: A Latino Policy Agenda for the 114th Congress
(2015-05-12)
This publication outlines issues and legislation that affect the Latino community and recommendations for action. Solving these issues is critical not only to the well-being of the Latino community but to the future of our ...
Enhancing Latino Retirement Readiness in California
(2015-05-04)
Using Census data and feedback from focus groups with Latino consumers, this report assesses the retirement readiness of Latinos in California and the potential for California to serve as a model for states seeking to ...
Hispanic Poverty: How Much Does Immigration Explain?
(NCLR, 1990-04-20)
This report synthesizes research related to both immigration and poverty and outlines some preliminary public policy conclusions. Drawing primarily on immigration research, this paper focuses on the labor market relationship ...