Why We Love Pensions
It’s the sweetest time of the year! Each year for Valentine’s Day, we ask public employees to tell us why they love their pensions. Valentine’s Day means more than candy hearts and roses to us. It means we get to…
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Public Employee Stories: February 15, 2022 
Public Employee Stories: February 15, 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…
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This Week In Pensions: February 11, 2022 
This Week In Pensions: February 11, 2022
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.…
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STATE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES TO PROTECT PENSIONS STATE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES TO PROTECT PENSIONS
NPPC works with state partners to protect pensions from misinformation spread by pension opponents, such as The Reason Foundation, and their allies. Today we want to highlight some of the state-specific resources created by NPPC and other organizations that can…
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This Week In Pensions: February 4, 2022 This Week In Pensions: February 4, 2022
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.…
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Public Employee Stories: February 2, 2022 Public Employee Stories: February 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…
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Defined-Benefit Pensions and Racial Equity in Retirement Defined-Benefit Pensions and Racial Equity in Retirement
Today, we will be re-sharing this blog post originally published by Tyler Bond on February 28, 2017. Updated information will be reflected in italics. A report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds that at least three-fourths of…
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This Week in Pensions: January 28, 2022 This Week in Pensions: January 28, 2022
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.…
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Pensions Are More Cost-Effective Than 401(k)s Pensions Are More Cost-Effective Than 401(k)s
The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) recently released a report entitled, A Better Bang for the Buck 3.0. The report, co-authored by NIRS’ Executive Director Dan Doonan, and William Fornia, FSA, Pension Trustee Advisors president, is a follow up…
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This Week in Pensions: January 21, 2022 This Week in Pensions: January 21, 2022
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.…
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Public Employee Stories: January 19, 2022 Public Employee Stories: January 19, 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…
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NPPC Releases Report on the Pitfalls of Converting Public Employees to 401(k) Plans NPPC Releases Report on the Pitfalls of Converting Public Employees to 401(k) Plans
Over the years, NPPC has produced content outlining two critical topics: 401(k)s and the retirement security crisis and how converting public employees from a defined-benefit plan to a defined-contribution plan can cause states financial issues in the future. In our…
