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February 28, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Can States Be Trusted To Manage Retirement Savings? Two New Reasons For Concern”

In New York and Illinois, politicians are playing politics with investment funds— and other people’s money.

February 24, 2021 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement

Forbes post, “Would Baby Bonds Save Retirement? Be Careful Of Quick Fixes And No-Cost Solutions”

What could go wrong with free money for everyone?

February 20, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Public Pension Roundup: Reform And Regression”

Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York: some are improving their pensions, some are worsening their finances.

February 17, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Too High? Too Low? One Thing’s For Sure: The Covid Relief Bill Is About Far More Than Covid Relief

It’s false advertising, at the least, to spend Covid relief money on multiemployer pension plans, no?

February 16, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Multiemployer Pension Plan Bailout Update: The Good News, Bad News, And The Pricetag”

The details of the bailout, such as there are, point to the brokenness of the political system.

February 9, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “The Covid Spend-O-Rama’s Multiemployer Pension Bailouts: Some First Impressions”

All bailout.  No reform.  Ugh!

February 7, 2021 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement

Forbes post, “Would The New Child Benefit Proposal Remedy Our Falling Birth Rate?”

A monthly child benefit has interest from the Left and the Right. But it won’t be a game-changer for birthrates.

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement

Forbes post, “A ‘Living Wage’ Of $34,000? Bad Data, Or Bad Math, Will Stand In The Way Of Social Security Reform”

When the experts can’t agree on — and even inflate — the amount of money needed for an adequate standard of living, that’s a real barrier to Social Security reform.

January 19, 2021 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement

Forbes post, “How Would A Minimum Wage Hike Affect Older Americans? And Will The ‘Experts’ Get It Right?”

Could economists’ new focus on remedying social ills land us all in trouble?

January 13, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “The Story Behind Illinois’ Latest Public Pension Liability Boost, And Why It’s So Very Illinois”

Ugh.  The plan is 18% funded, and benefits are being increased.  Typically Illinois.

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