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  • This Week in Pensions: March 30, 2018

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the…

  • Who is the Retirement Security Initiative?
    Retirement Security Initiative

    Since beginning his crusade against public pensions, John Arnold has been relentless in his attacks on retirement security for working families. Often, he pays others to do his dirty work for him. For example, he funds biased research from the…

  • Public Pensions Help Recruit New Teachers
    public pensions for teachers

    Following the successful strike of teachers in West Virginia for higher pay, there has been increased focus on the longstanding issue of low pay and benefits for public school teachers. This is a critical issue that we’ve discussed before. One…

  • This Week in Pensions: March 23, 2018

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the…

  • The Fight to Protect Pensions in Colorado
    Colorado-Pensions-NPPC

    As we’ve discussed plenty of times, politicians will often attack public pensions for their own political gain. There is a perfect example of this in Colorado, where the state treasurer, Walker Stapleton, is using attacks on public pensions to fuel…

  • This Week in Pensions: March 16, 2018

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the…

  • The fight to protect pensions in Kentucky: an update
    Kentucky pensions

    Last month, Kentucky State Senator Joe Bowen introduced Senate Bill 1, legislation that would make harsh, unnecessary changes to Kentucky’s public pension plans. SB1 was the long-awaited pension bill that had been promised for months by Republican legislative leaders in…

  • Middle-Class Families Could Be Retiring Into Poverty
    retirement poverty

    In a blog post last week, we discussed the fact that many Americans plan to work in retirement just to make ends meet. As we’ve mentioned before, though, many people won’t be able to continue working in retirement and may…

  • This Week in Pensions: March 9, 2018

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the…

  • Many Americans plan to work in retirement
    Working during retirement

    Once there was a time in America when retirement meant enjoying your golden years. It could be taking a long-awaited trip, volunteering in your community, or spending time with the grandkids. Retirement, however, did not mean continuing to work. Unfortunately,…

  • Millennials Already Falling Behind in Retirement Savings
    Gen Z

    We’ve spent a lot of time on this blog discussing the plight of working families struggling to save for retirement. It’s a challenge for many Americans to save for retirement with the decline of pensions in the private sector and…

  • This Week in Pensions: March 2, 2018

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the…