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CFO Joseph McCafferty	Pension Plans The party's over. Why plan like it's 1999? While plenty of plans are now underfunded, the true picture could show underfundings at crisis levels.
CFO February 22, 2005 David M. Katz	The Domino Effect Ailing pension plans could overburden the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp and send premiums soaring.
CFO January 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty	Funding Fun House Critics say current accounting lets companies distort the picture they present of pension plan performance.
Investment Advisor October 2008 Melanie Waddell	DOL Floats Advice Proposals The Department of Labor recently announced two proposed rules under the Pension Protection Act designed to make investment advice more accessible for millions of Americans in 401(k)-type plans and individual retirement accounts.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Nanette Byrnes	The Benefits Trap Old-line companies have pledged a trillion dollars to retirees. Now they're struggling to compete with new rivals, and many can't pay the bill. Some are racing to cut or drop retiree medical benefits to give a quick boost to their bottom lines.
CFO February 22, 2005 Alix Nyberg	Death to Smoothing A tough regulatory environment is another nail in the coffin for defined-benefit plans.
CFO November 1, 2007 Russ Banham	20/20 View on Managing Pension Liabilities: The Road Ahead Changes in accounting, law, and the lifespan of employees have companies considering outsourcing their defined benefit pension plans.
National Defense October 2012 Karen L. Manos	Contractors Charging the Federal Government For Pension Contributions Is Not Corporate Welfare In full election-year mode, news media have been awash in articles, blogs and reports urging Congress to stop the "corporate welfare" of reimbursing federal contractors' pension costs.
CFO September 1, 2005 Russ Banham	Pension Upheaval Will proposed pension reforms actually save the system, or cause more of Corporate America to opt out?
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Ryan Popple	Beware the Botched 401(k) While 401(k)s offer more control and impressive tax benefits, they also chronically underperform managed pension funds. We are going to need our 401(k)s for our future financial security, and we have to do a better job of managing them.
CFO August 1, 2004 Alix Nyberg	Investment Insight Is Corporate America adequately managing employee pension funds?
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003	A "Perfect Storm" of Circumstances Batters Corporate Pension Plans Questions raised about accounting for pension funds have prompted some Wharton faculty and other experts to ask if rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, as well as the Internal Revenue Code itself, may have played a significant part in the strife.
Investment Advisor October 2006 Melanie Waddell	A Boon For Hedge Funds? The new Pension Act makes it easier for pension funds to invest in hedge funds.
BusinessWeek March 31, 2011 Roger Lowenstein	The Great American Ponzi Scheme Do we want public pensions? There are compelling reasons why we do.
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CFO June 1, 2008 David M. Katz	Better Safe Than Underfunded Some pension sponsors are hitching their investments to actual pension liabilities using bonds rather than aiming for huge returns.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Nanette Byrnes	Comparing Pensions Around the World U.S. businesses do pay the most for employee retirement, but rising costs are now becoming a global phenomenon.
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Byrnes & Borrus	Rising Tensions Over Pensions A deep chasm has opened between the Bush Administration and Big Business over what to do about the sorry state of corporate pension plans.
Job Journal August 3, 2003 Michael Kinsman	Is Your Pension in Peril? Company failures have created a reversal of fortune in pension funds.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 De Ferranti et al.	The Future of Pension Reform in Latin America The Latin American countries are at the vanguard of global pension reform. Eight have reformed their pension systems in the past 20 years, and additional reforms are now being considered throughout the region. Did the earlier reforms work? What should new reforms aim for? And are the ideas driving the reforms sound?
BusinessWeek January 9, 2006	A New Abacus For Pensions The Financial Accounting Standards Board rules on post-retirement accounting are changing. Benefits could suffer.
CFO February 1, 2009 Alix Stuart	Plenty of Pain, a Dash of Relief A new law lets pension plans smooth out assets over two years, easing the crash of 2008. But it's a pittance in the face of falling corporate bond rates.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2009 Rich Smith	Don't Try to Con Continental Continental Airlines is suing nine of its pilots who sought to "beat the system" -- and beat the bankruptcy clock -- by allegedly rigging the game on their own pensions.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2004 Robert Brokamp	Can You Count on Your Pension? Pensions are still underfunded, and the federal agency that backs them isn't looking too good either.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 John Churchill	Deciphering the Rules of Retirement Advice Title VI of the the Pension Protection Act, far from being a clear-cut signal for reps to dive into the retirement advice business, does, however, open the door wider to advice giving.
CFO February 15, 2006 Laura DeMars	Forgotten, But Not Gone The potential for stricter regulations is causing a number of plan sponsors to consider throwing in the towel and freezing their pension plans.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Chris Mallon	The Perils of Pensions Once a no-lose situation for both management and employees, defined-benefit pension plans are now threatening to cripple some U.S. corporations. But the piper must be paid, and it's investors who will ultimately suffer.
CFO December 1, 2006 Ronald Fink	Promises, Promises New pension rules are supposed to secure employees' retirement. Employers may have other ideas.
CFO August 1, 2003 Randy Myers	Casting for Returns To juice up their sagging portfolios, pension fund managers are seeking alternative investments.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2011 Selena Maranjian	Pension Perils Take a Turn for the Better Your company might not stiff your retirement after all.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Big Investors Are Fleeing Stocks. Should You? Pension funds are moving to bonds.
CFO May 15, 2012 Marielle Segarra	Pension Pain Underfunded multiemployer plans could create multiple problems.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Richard Gibbons	An Insanely Cheap Stock If analysts are right, ExpressJet is trading at a massive discount to fair value.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2005 Rich Smith	Your Incredible Vanishing Pension If you're nearing retirement, or if you're already retired and depend on your former employer to continue paying your benefits, it's only prudent to ask yourself how much faith you have in your employer to honor its pension promises.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Robert Brokamp	Retirement's Second Leg: Pensions How much retirement income can you expect from your company's pension plan?
Financial Advisor May 2007 Ken Ziesenheim	Diamonds In The Rough The new Pension Protection Act offers opportunities for financial advisors, if you know where to dig.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2008 Dan Caplinger	2009: End of the Road for Pensions? The final nail in the coffin for pensions may come from 2008's terrible stock market performance.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Tim Hanson	Why You'll Have a Worry-Free Retirement Our retirements are in our hands, and we need to make sound financial decisions from here on out to ensure that our retirements are secure.
Financial Advisor December 2009 Mary Rowland	Rough Road The rules on providing investment advice to 401(k) plan participants have been shifting, and the end of the controversy is not in sight.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2007 Rich Duprey	United Taking a Flier With Pensions The airline wants to spin off its loyalty program, though its value could pay for the pensions it foisted on taxpayers.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Why Public Pensions Are Doomed Public-sector pensions will disappear in the near future.
Registered Rep. July 13, 2012 Mark Miller	Should Your Retiree Take the Lump Sum? Or Go with a "Pension Annuity?" Leon LaBrecque is one busy financial planner these days. He has been meeting with retirees from Ford Motor Co. and General Motors to help guide them through one of most important financial decisions of their lives: whether to accept a lump sum buyout of their pensions.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2004 Rich Smith	Lucent Plays Scrooge The telecom company cuts medical benefits for its retirees. When a company doesn't treat its own employees fairly, despite having the means to do so, investors beware.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2003 Bill Mann	GM's Pension Legerdemain It's taken on debt, and now it's assuming 9% gains. GM's pension is still big, big trouble.
Investment Advisor September 2007 Melanie Waddell	Failure to Compute? The Department of Labor is set to tell Congress by year-end if computer models are suitable for IRAs.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Temma Ehrenfeld	Retro Pension The traditional pension may seem on its way to extinction. Between 1979 and 2008, the latest figure available, the Employee Benefit Research Institute reports that the portion of U.S. private-sector workers participating in a defined-benefit plan dropped from 38% to 15%.
Entrepreneur November 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson	Dish It Out Pension offerings continue to dissolve, but new laws reward employers whose workers pump up their 401(k)s.
Registered Rep. September 19, 2011 Kristen French	Breaking: DOL Will Repropose Its Fiduciary Rule The Department of Labor announced Monday that it would again propose its rule on the application of the fiduciary standard to retirement accounts.
Financial Advisor January 2005 Evan Simonoff	Editor's Note Opponents of privatizing Social Security are arguing that if professional pension funds can't succeed, what hope is there for individuals? Not much, assuming individuals engage in all the shenanigans the pros have.