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Next Tuesday, November 8th, is Election Day. The marquee event of Election Day will be the presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. We’ve written about both candidates and what their elections could mean for pensions and your retirement.…
Today is Halloween. Last year we took you on a tour through the Haunted House of Pension Horrors. Once again the frightening specter of threats to public pensions has returned, so on this most spooky of nights, let’s behold the…
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do each week, we have gathered the top stories about pensions and retirement security. This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure…
We here at NPPC love pensions because they provide working families with a reliable and secure source of income in retirement. By contributing to their pension with a portion of every paycheck, public employees are earning deferred compensation that will…
This is National Retirement Security Week. Typically, this week is used by the private investment industry to promote their products, such as 401(k)s, that provide little in the way of actual retirement security for working families. On Monday, we documented…
It’s the third week of October and that means it’s National Retirement Security Week! Formerly called “National Save for Retirement Week”, this week is intended to promote retirement savings to the American public. This week is established by a U.S.…
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do each week, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security. This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure…
Can states and localities manage their pension obligations? The answer, according to the Center for Retirement Research, is yes. In a new brief released earlier this month, researchers at CRR assess the true costs of pensions, other post-employment benefits (OPEBs), and…
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do each week, 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…
Tonight is the vice presidential debate for the 2016 campaign. While it certainly lacks the hype of the first presidential debate last week, tonight’s debate should be an opportunity for substantive discussion between two experienced politicians. Both Tim Kaine and…
Earlier this week the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a lengthy article about state and local government obligations to retirees in Wisconsin. Much of the article focused on the costs of retiree health care obligations. The article was generally positive when…
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do each week, we have gathered the top stories about pensions and retirement security. This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure…