This Week in Pensions: July 10, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…
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How the COVID Recession Affects Millennials’ Retirement Security 
How the COVID Recession Affects Millennials’ Retirement Security
The pandemic-induced recession is affecting workers of all ages across the U.S., but it will create specific challenges for younger Americans to achieve a secure retirement. Before the current economic crisis began, Millennials already faced several obstacles in preparing for…
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Did You Know NFL Players Earn a Pension? 
Did You Know NFL Players Earn a Pension?
Today, NPPC is re-sharing this blog originally posted on February 8, 2016 and written by Tyler Bond. Last night the Denver Broncos won Super Bowl 50. For Denver’s starting quarterback Peyton Manning, this was almost certainly his last game before retirement.…
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This Week in Pensions: June 18, 2020 
This Week in Pensions: June 18, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…
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New Research Shows How Durable Public Pensions Are During Economic Downturns 
New Research Shows How Durable Public Pensions Are During Economic Downturns
On June 2, the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) released a new report that shows how durable public pensions are during economic downturns. The report states that “the debate over public pension sustainability consistently focuses on one…
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Racial Inequality in Retirement 
Racial Inequality in Retirement
This piece was written by NPPC’s Executive Director, Bridget Early. Our nation is engaged in a dialogue on what racial justice and equality mean. For those who are looking for more information as to how this issue is relevant to…
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Why Do Most Private-Sector Workers Not Have a Pension? 
Why Do Most Private-Sector Workers Not Have a Pension?
As late as 1980, almost half of all private-sector employers had an employer-sponsored pension plan, according to the Georgetown University Law Center. By 2006, that number had decreased to lower than one in four private-sector workers. Research shows that pensions…
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This Week in Pensions: May 29, 2020 This Week in Pensions: May 29, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered 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. Before we…
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How Will The Market Downturn Affect Pensions? 
How Will The Market Downturn Affect Pensions?
Since the current market downturn began, pension critics have been pushing a false narrative that unfunded liabilities are skyrocketing and that pensions are at risk of running out of money. Last Tuesday, the Center for State & Local Government Excellence…
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How the Gender Pay Gap Affects Retirement Security for Women 
How the Gender Pay Gap Affects Retirement Security for Women
Last Thursday, the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) released new research on how the gender pay gap affects women in retirement. In its findings, NIRS discovered that “older women receive about 80 percent of the retirement income older men…
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What You Need to Know About Pensions & Divorce 
What You Need to Know About Pensions & Divorce
In 2018, the Pension Rights Center received roughly 2,000 inquiries from people seeking free legal assistance with their retirement plans. About one-fifth of those inquiries involved divorce. Emily Spreiser, Legal Program Director at the Pension Rights Center, shared this number…
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Second Round of Reports Show States Give Away Millions of Dollars in Corporate Tax Breaks and Subsidies Every Year 
Second Round of Reports Show States Give Away Millions of Dollars in Corporate Tax Breaks and Subsidies Every Year
On Monday, Good Jobs First (GJF), a non-profit, non-partisan research center focusing on economic development accountability, released another round of reports showing how states give away millions of dollars in corporate tax breaks and subsidies each year, money that could’ve…
