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  • Three Reasons Why It’s Difficult To Save For Retirement (Updated)

    Retirement is one of the most costly expenses some Americans will face in a lifetime. However, it is also an expense that few Americans are prepared for. Today, NPPC would like to reshare a blog on how saving for retirement…

  • This Week In Pensions: August 19, 2022
    public pensions

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! 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 fight for a secure retirement.…

  • Teachers Need Pensions
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    August not only means back-to-school time for children across America but also for the essential employees that make our public school systems run. Faculty and staff are invaluable to our education system, and in the complicated aftermath of Covid-19, schools…

  • Public Employee Stories: August 16, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • This Week In Pensions: August 12, 2022
    This Week in Pensions

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! 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 fight for a secure retirement.…

  • This Week In Pensions: August 5, 2022
    This Week in Pensions

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! 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 fight for a secure retirement.…

  • New Report on Measuring Pension Health
    public pension plans

    Recently, the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) released “Measuring Public Pension Health: New Metrics and New Approaches” to provide a more comprehensive set of metrics for measuring a public pension system’s fiduciary soundness.The Pension Accounting Working Group,…

  • Public Employee Stories: August 2, 2022

    Public employees across the nation give back to their communities in extraordinary ways every single day. From donating to food banks to helping neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have always been there when their community needs them the…

  • This Week in Pensions: July 29, 2022
    This Week in Pensions

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! 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 fight for a secure retirement.…

  • Understanding Unfunded Liability (Repost)
    public pensions

    Recently, there has been an uptick in news articles about unfunded pension liabilities in an effort to make pensions seem like a less sustainable retirement security option. Today, NPPC would like to remind everyone why unfunded liabilities are nothing to…

  • This Week In Pensions: July 22, 2022
    This Week in Pensions

    Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! 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 fight for a secure retirement.…