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Month: October 2019

October 30, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Are Employers Shortchanging Employees In Their Pension Lump Sum/Early Retirement Offers?”

Are employers ethically obliged to tell workers if they’re leaving money on the table?

October 28, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “The Hidden Peril Of Retirement Savings: Debt”

Does greater retirement savings mean greater debt? There’s a lot we don’t know.

October 24, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Is Mayor Lightfoot Still Hoping For A State Pension Bailout?”

It’s time for Mayor Lightfoot to provide some specifics rather than throwing around the phrase “pension reform,” no?

October 23, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “How Do We Get From Here To There? A New Report On Moving ‘Toward A More Secure Retirement'”

How do we move forward toward a future of increased retirement savings prevalence and better lifetime income options?  Do you agree with the Aspen Institutes ideas?

October 23, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “What Does It Take To Build The World’s Best Pension Systems? Ask The Netherlands And Denmark”

Mercer says the best retirement systems tick boxes in all three categories of adequacy, sustainability, and integrity.  What do you think?

October 19, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “How Has Pension Legislation Affected NHS Breast Cancer Treatment Wait Times? Some Odd News From The UK”

It’s a lesson in unintended consequences, which is relevant for health care, pensions, and, well, pretty much everything.

October 18, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Why Does Local Police And Fire Pension Consolidation Matter For Illinois?”

Should Pritzker get a pat on the back for pension consolidation?  Eh, not so much.

October 17, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Will Pete Buttigieg’s National Service Program Solve Our Eldercare Woes?”

Universal national service?  No, this isn’t the right answer to eldercare worries.

 

October 15, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “So Why Are GE’s Pensions So Underfunded, Anyway?”

GE’s pension funding met statutory requirements.  Why were they still underfunded?

 

October 14, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “GM, Pension Funds, And The Temptations Of Big Pots Of Money”

A New York State politician uses his power as GM shareholder, via a public pension fund he controls, to try to prod the company to make concessions to the union. You good with that?

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