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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.
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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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.
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Registered Rep. November 16, 2010 Alan Lavine	Growth Opportunities: Immediate Annuities And Qualified Retirement Plans There's a window of opportunity for financial advisors to build business: They can use annuities available in 401k plans to help workers with their post-retirement income.
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