Retirees Deserve COLAs
A cost of living adjustment (known as a COLA) is is an increase in the amount of a retiree’s or beneficiary’s pension payment in order to account for inflation. As time goes on and inflation increases, the daily costs of…
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NPPC’s How to Survive the Holidays 
NPPC’s How to Survive the Holidays
This week kicks off the holiday season. Many people will be traveling all over the country to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends. With the election not that far in the rearview mirror, politics are likely to come up in…
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How the Stock Market Affects Your Retirement 
How the Stock Market Affects Your Retirement
Recently, the headlines in the financial section of the newspaper have been dominated by stories about the stock market declining. Some have termed this a “correction” believing that the value of the stock market was inflated to begin with. Regardless…
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National Retirement Security Week, Part Three 
National Retirement Security Week, Part Three
This week is National Retirement Security Week! Proclaimed by an official declaration from Congress in 2016, each year supporters of 401(k)-style defined contribution plans use this week to promote their products. We’ve decided to take back retirement security from the…
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National Retirement Security Week, Part Two National Retirement Security Week, Part Two
This week is National Retirement Security Week! Proclaimed by an official declaration from Congress in 2016, each year supporters of 401(k)-style defined contribution plans use this week to promote their products. We’ve decided to take back retirement security from the…
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National Retirement Security Week, Part One National Retirement Security Week, Part One
This week is National Retirement Security Week! Proclaimed by an official declaration from Congress, each year supporters of 401(k)-style defined contribution plans use this week to promote their products. We’ve decided to take back retirement security from the salesmen of…
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Defined Benefit Pensions Support Local Economies 
Defined Benefit Pensions Support Local Economies
During the month of October, we at the National Public Pension Coalition are celebrating retirement security. Next week is National Retirement Security Week. We’ll have more to say about that in a series of blog posts next week. This week,…
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Why Defined Benefit Pensions Cost Less Why Defined Benefit Pensions Cost Less
During the month of October, we at the National Public Pension Coalition are celebrating retirement security. Next week is National Retirement Security Week. We’ll have more to say about retirement security in a series of blog posts next week. This…
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This Week in Pensions: October 12, 2018 This Week in Pensions: October 12, 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…
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Gubernatorial Elections and Public Pensions, Part One Gubernatorial Elections and Public Pensions, Part One
The elections that will be held on November 6th promise to be some of the most significant in recent years. All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election, as well as 35 U.S. Senate seats…
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This Week in Pensions: September 28, 2018 This Week in Pensions: September 28, 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…
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The same old playbook: attacking the pensions of Washington Metro’s employees The same old playbook: attacking the pensions of Washington Metro’s employees
Public employees of all stripes earn defined benefit pensions through their service to their communities. We frequently discuss teachers and firefighters, nurses and librarians, sanitation workers and police officers. Another group of public employees who earn defined benefit pensions are…
