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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.
CFO February 22, 2005 Alix Nyberg	Death to Smoothing A tough regulatory environment is another nail in the coffin for defined-benefit plans.
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.
CFO February 22, 2005 David M. Katz	The Domino Effect Ailing pension plans could overburden the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp and send premiums soaring.
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 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.
Investment Advisor August 2005 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Plan Advisor: The Capitol Solution Washington lawmakers are rolling out bills meant to untangle retirement's financial knot.
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.
Job Journal August 3, 2003 Michael Kinsman	Is Your Pension in Peril? Company failures have created a reversal of fortune in pension funds.
Investment Advisor March 2010 Melanie Waddell	The Problems With Pensions Members of Congress and retirement experts are working feverishly to ensure that pension plan funding relief is enacted soon.
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.
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 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.
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.
Investment Advisor May 2009 Melanie Waddell	New IRS DB Funding Rules The Internal Revenue Service recently issued regulatory guidance on defined benefit pension plans that provides some needed relief for DB plan sponsors.
BusinessWeek March 31, 2011 Roger Lowenstein	The Great American Ponzi Scheme Do we want public pensions? There are compelling reasons why we do.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Big Investors Are Fleeing Stocks. Should You? Pension funds are moving to bonds.
CFO August 1, 2006 Russ Banham	Pension Dissension FASB is championing a two-phase project that would provide guidance for gauging annual pension expenses on the income statement and disclose plan assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and in footnotes. CFOs protest.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Pension Protection or Pilfering? The recent changes to the laws governing pensions are just the latest example of why it's important to think carefully about the choices you have as you enter retirement.
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?
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 August 1, 2004 Alix Nyberg	Investment Insight Is Corporate America adequately managing employee pension funds?
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.
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.
CFO December 1, 2006 Ronald Fink	Promises, Promises New pension rules are supposed to secure employees' retirement. Employers may have other ideas.
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.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2010 Dan Caplinger	This Will Cause the Next Financial Crisis Pension funds are getting desperate, turning to risky strategies to make minimal cash.
CFO January 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty	Funding Fun House Critics say current accounting lets companies distort the picture they present of pension plan performance.
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.
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.
Investment Advisor November 2009 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Congress to Tackle Pension Funding, Investment Advice Congressional action on two key areas of retirement planning -- defined benefit funding and investment advice -- are expected to come by year-end.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Why Public Pensions Are Doomed Public-sector pensions will disappear in the near future.
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.
Reason June 2005 Julian Sanchez	Pension Tension Our other retirement time bomb. In fiscal year 2004, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which covers more than 34 million workers and retirees, paid out some $3 billion in benefits to pension plan beneficiaries---more than twice what it took in from employers in premiums.
Financial Advisor June 2006 Alan Lavine	Storm Clouds For Municipal Bonds Underfunded liabilities loom as a threat to governments' finances.
BusinessWeek September 23, 2010 Levitt & Turner	How to Clean Up the Muni Bond Market Solutions to defaulting bonds, unfunded liabilities, and fraudulent investment information.
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.
CFO February 1, 2006	So Long Footnoted Liabilities Pensions and other retiree benefits are graduating to the balance sheet... How far should a company go to protect its compensation information?... Choosing your auditor wisely may help protect your stock price... etc.
BusinessWeek May 29, 2006 David Henry	Shortfall At Exxon Arguably the mightiest U.S. corporation of them all, Exxon Mobil, has left its employee pension plans with the biggest funding deficit.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Nanette Byrnes	Sink Hole! How public pension promises are draining state and city budgets.
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?
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 September 27, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Pension Reform and You How might the Pension Protection Act affect your pension?
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.
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.
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.
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?
Financial Advisor July 2011 Eric L. Reiner	Pension Cash-Outs Are Coming The trend spells opportunity for advisors.
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.