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Registered Rep. January 23, 2015 Mark Miller |
New Law Could Mean Benefit Cuts For Retirees If you have clients receiving a defined benefit pension - or who will in the future - here's what you should know about this legislation. |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 |
Q&A with the PBGC's Bradley Belt The new executive director talks about the major reforms that need to be made to ensure the health of pension systems in the U.S. |
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. |
Registered Rep. March 9, 2012 Mark Miller |
Six Ways Pension Annuities Almost Always Beat a Lump Sum Even if a lump sum is a choice for your client, think twice before advising a client to take it. |
CFO February 22, 2005 David M. Katz |
The Domino Effect Ailing pension plans could overburden the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp and send premiums soaring. |
Job Journal August 3, 2003 Michael Kinsman |
Is Your Pension in Peril? Company failures have created a reversal of fortune in pension funds. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Tim Hanson |
The 2016 Retirement Manual The decline of passive retirement planning is not so much a problem as an opportunity. When you're in charge of your own money, you pick where and how you want to invest. |
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. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why Public Pensions Are Doomed Public-sector pensions will disappear in the near future. |
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Amy Borrus |
Uncle Sam: Up To His Neck In The Risk Pool The U.S. government is the insurer-of-last-resort for a mind-boggling array of catastrophes. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
The Power of Pensions A guaranteed check for life is a beautiful thing. Unfortunately, that beauty is fading. |
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? |
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. |
FDIC FYI January 13, 2004 Miller & Ayres |
Could a Bull Market Be a Panacea for Defined Benefit Pension Plans? This report describes the serious challenges and outlook facing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and corporate defined benefit pension plans, and examines the effects on financial institutions insured by the FDIC. |
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. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Alex J. Pollock |
Live Long, Work Long Working years have been shrinking, and retirement years expanding. How can we address the social, demographic, financial and political aspects of a growing percentage of the population that is living longer and expecting an income while no longer being productively employed? |
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 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 March 6, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Golden Years Losing Glitter Debate about imperiled pension plans won't help those about to retire. Even the President's current initiative to change Social Security does little to address the dilemma them. |
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. |
The Motley Fool December 31, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Turbulence Ahead for United The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. files to take over pensions for United's pilots. Sound good? Not so fast. |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Biggest Threat Yet to Your Retirement The huge losses last year in the stock market have created massive problems for millions of people expecting their employers to provide them with substantial income after they retire. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Kevin McKinley |
In Praise of the Lump When a retiring client's employer presents him with a choice between a monthly pension check and a lump-sum payment, the choice is usually a simple one. Accepting the lump is usually the most lucrative choice for the client and the advisor. |
The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
The Ultimate Retirement Safety Net The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is raising its target stock allocation for its retirement plans. Should you do the same? |
Job Journal September 11, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Pensions Get Shortchanged It's time to take a close look at your retirement plans and take a more active role in managing them. |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Bill Mann |
The Problem With Your Pension Defined-benefit programs are disappearing. Some are insolvent. We have two simple words to put into your retirement vocabulary: index fund. |
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. 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 July 13, 2009 Rich Smith |
You're Not Set for Life Think your pension's safe? Think again. If you're nearing retirement, or if you've already retired and depend on your former employer to keep paying your benefits, it's time to ask yourself how much faith you have in management. |
HBS Working Knowledge January 17, 2005 |
Readers Respond: Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer? Very few employees have sufficient knowledge of investments... Individual accounts disturb diversification, thus increase risk... etc. |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Flub This Million-Dollar Decision Whether to take a lump sum or monthly payments from your pension can make or break your retirement. |
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? |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Len Reinhart |
Role Reversal The financial planning industry will have to meet the challenge of creating and managing portfolios that outlive their owners, provide inflation protection and guarantee financial peace of mind in the retirement years. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2007 Rich Duprey |
United's Faustian Bargain The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. agrees never to make United Airlines responsible for the employee pensions it defaulted on. |
HBS Working Knowledge February 17, 2014 Michael Blanding |
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions Although new defined benefit plans are rare, many firms must still fund commitments to retirees. Luis M. Viceira looks at the pension landscape and the recent emergence of insurance companies as potential saviors. |
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. |
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Nanette Byrnes |
Pensions That Discriminate against Older Workers With modern retirement plans increasingly under attack by older employees, it's becoming clear that a company's best interests are not always going to intersect with those of all its workers. That's why Congress needs to step up with clear legislation that would reform federal pension laws. |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Save for Retirement, or Else There are no easy solutions to the retirement savings problem. Down under, saving isn't a choice. It's the law. For Americans, you need to plan for your own retirement future without government-sponsored private accounts to assist you. |
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. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Matthew Vadum |
The Bond Buyer: Pension Costs Put Squeeze on States Unfunded state pension liabilities are now estimated at nearly $300 billion collectively and, along with escalating education and Medicaid costs, are squeezing states' creditworthiness, according to a new report. |
Investment Advisor September 2006 |
Pension Act Signed While pension experts say the recently passed Pension Protection Act of 2006 will indeed help remedy the funding problems that have plagued defined benefit pension plans, they doubt that it will resolve the insolvency woes of the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Your Road Map to Financial Freedom There are three key components to your financial freedom: Knowledge of where you are... Understanding where you want to be... Instructions on how to best get to your destination, given your starting point... |
Investment Advisor January 27, 2011 Danielle Andrus |
More Employers Offer Help Meeting Retirement Goals Automation, advice are popular ways to help employees with retirement saving. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Larry Barrett |
The Reality of Health Care Costs Too many Americans are counting on Medicare to pay for a high portion of their health care costs in retirement. Too many pre-retirees are either ignoring or underestimating the advice they could be receiving from a financial advisor. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
How to Take Your Pension If you've got a pension, you're in the minority of workers today. Here are some tailor-made tips for you. |
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. |
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? |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
An Uglier Retirement? Sorry, future retirees -- getting by is probably going to get a lot tougher. |
CFO February 22, 2005 Alix Nyberg |
Death to Smoothing A tough regulatory environment is another nail in the coffin for defined-benefit plans. |
The Motley Fool August 20, 2004 Bill Mann |
Is United Taking Aim at Retirees? The airline's plan to emerge from bankruptcy may include canceling its pension plans. |