Perhaps the most trusted voice on Social Security and retirement finance reform, both in the United States and around the world, William Shipman enlightens audiences on a potential crisis of international proportions that has, up until recently, gone largely unnoticed. The rapid increase of the elderly population, combined with support systems that are unprepared to handle this unprecedented shift, have put our living standards, international strategic relationships and our very way of life in jeopardy. Shipman addresses real world, positive solutions and the tremendous opportunities that are possible with thoughtful reform.
Shipman’s advice and insight have been sought by governments and organizations around the world, including the United Nations, the United States Congress, the governments of Australia, China, Russia and the European Commission. Co-author of the book Promises to Keep: Saving Social Security’s Dream, Shipman is chairman of CarriageOaks Partners LLC, a consulting firm specializing in retirement finance, and spent more than 30 years in institutional financial research and consulting. The foremost expert on Social Security, William Shipman shares his insights on the future of the world’s aging population.
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Social Security Reform: The World’s Greatest Social and Financial Challenge
There are two global forces on a collision course. How, when or if these forces collide will impact economies around the world. Hanging in the balance are living standards, international strategic relationships and our very way of life. No one will escape, everyone will be affected. And presently, most people are totally unaware. The first force is the aging of society, which is not the fact that each of us is getting older; it is rather the reality that the population of elderly people is increasing more rapidly than the population as a whole. And many countries are not only aging at warp speed, their populations are shrinking. The second is that the Federally-funded systems that provide for the elderly, mainly Social Security, are not viable. As presently structured, they will collapse. How nations choose to address these realities will be the greatest social and financial challenge the world will face over the next 25 years. The risks are high, there is much to lose, but the opportunities from thoughtful reform are unprecedented.
In-Depth Perspective on Social Security Issues
Drawing on his extensive experience, Bill Shipman addresses Social Security issues from many different perspectives, delving deep into the concerns that affect you most. Speech topics for you to select from include:
- Social Security Reform: An Unprecedented Global Challenge
- Social Security Reform In The United States: The Continuing Debate
- Financing Social Security: The Stark Reality
- You And Social Security Reform: No One Will Escape
In addition, Bill Shipman can address a number of global economic and free enterprise issues including:
- What To Do With $225 Billion Per Year
- How Wealth Produces Poverty And What to Do About It
- Why Europe Is Becoming Less Important To The United States
- Retirement Finance Reform: A Global Awakening
- Solving The Global Public Pension Crisis: The Privatization Revolution
