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Right now, millions of Americans are feeling the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past four weeks, more than 22 million unemployment claims have been filed across the country. The stock market is trying to recover from a…
Welcome to this week’s 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.…
Long-term care supports 7.9 million Americans over the age of 65 who cannot successfully navigate day to day activities on their own due to their age, according to AARP. With retirement planning, this can be one vital yet expensive aspect…
On March 6, the Wyoming state legislature wrapped up its annual legislative session. Because it was a budget session, it lasted a quick 20 days, but in that time an inflation adjustment bill passed the state House in part because…
The coronavirus outbreak is wreaking havoc not just on our health care system, but also our economy. Restaurants, bars, coffee shops, hotels, airlines, small businesses, and other groups are sidelining workers, slashing hours, and suspending operations in the wake of…
Welcome to today’s 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. Here…
About one in five Americans lives in rural areas and small towns across the United States, and they face unique economic challenges compared with those living and working in other areas of the country. Many of these communities, for example,…
Today’s post was written by the Connecticut Coalition for Retirement Security’s Alisha Blake. Connecticut has five different pension plans. The three largest plans are the State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS), the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), and the Municipal Employees’ Retirement…
Today’s post was written by the Texas Pension Coalition’s Keegan Shepherd. Public pensions have been an integral part of the Lone Star State for a long time. The Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS)—one of the twenty largest pension systems…
In 2019, we explored the history of public pension systems in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Kansas. These plans were fraught with years of underfunding and legislative tax breaks and subsidies to corporations. In recent years, lawmakers in these states have tried…
Throughout the last few months, we have explored the history of several states and their pension funds including Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Each of these states’ pension funds can speak of their successes when bolstering communities through economic investment and…
When it comes to preparing for one’s golden years, retirees are often left on the hook for figuring out how to afford basic necessities in retirement. One tool, however, can help retirees understand their future budgets. The Elder Index is…