IRA Research and Policy Summit
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
David Silver Conference Room at the Investment Company Institute
1401 H Street, NW, Washington, DC

With $4.7 trillion in assets at year-end 2010, individual retirement accounts (IRAs) constitute more than one-quarter of the U.S. retirement market. This one-day meeting provided: (1) a benchmark of what we know about IRAs; (2) an overview of the regulatory framework governing IRAs and the financial services firms working with IRA investors; and (3) insight into IRA investors and the financial services they need and are obtaining. In addition, panelists and attendees considered the key challenges facing IRA investors and financial services providers.

9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Coffee and Light Breakfast

10:00 a.m.–10: 15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Paul Schott Stevens, ICI

10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.

Setting the Stage: IRAs in the Retirement Accumulation Process

Moderator:

Janet McCubbin, Treasury Department

Panelists:

Sarah Holden, ICI
Victoria Bryant, IRS Statistics of Income Division
Jean Young, The Vanguard Group

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Setting the Stage: IRAs in the Retirement Income Process

Moderator:

Brian Reid, ICI

Panelists:

Peter Brady, ICI
Kevin Moore, Federal Reserve Board
Barrie Christman, Principal Financial Group

12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

Lunch with Speaker

James Poterba, MIT, NBER, and TIAA-CREF
IRAs, Self-Directed Retirement Accounts, and U.S. Retirement Policy

1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Regulations Governing IRAs and Financial Services Providers to IRA Investors

Elena Barone Chism, ICI
Lawrence P. Stadulis, Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP
Lori Bostrom, OppenheimerFunds

2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

The IRA Investor Service Experience and the Role of Advice in IRAs

Moderator:        

Michael Hadley, ICI

Panelists:

Stephanie L. Brown, LPL Financial
Ralph Derbyshire, Fidelity Investments
Michael Falcon, J.P. Morgan
David Tyrie, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Paul Schott Stevens, ICI