November 7, 2021 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement Forbes post, “What Should Retirement Investing Look Like In A Low-Interest, Mrs. Watanabe World?” Do the Japanese, long accustomed to low interest rates, have the answer to investing? Not really.
November 6, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement Forbes post, “The Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Plan In The Biden BBB Bill Is Not What It’s Claimed To Be” No, price-setting is not the same as “negotiation.”
October 29, 2021 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement Forbes post, “No, The ‘Build Back Better Bill’ Is Not Fully Paid For – But Do Americans Care?” The BBBB’s gimmicks are maddening, but even more so is the apparent indifference of mainstream news outlets and of the American people.
October 25, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement Forbes post, “Is Mandatory Fossil-Fuel Divestment Coming For Your 401(k) And IRA? And How Much Will It Cost You?” Is mandatory ESG in our future? We shall see . . .
October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement Forbes post, “3 Principles For A Better Build Back Better Bill” Yes, this is a wishlist for the Reconciliation Bill, if Congress actually wished to govern well.
October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement Forbes post, “Here’s Why, Actually, The IRS $600 Bank Reporting Proposal Is Entirely Reasonable No one wants to talk about the underground economy. But we should.
October 11, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement Forbes post, “Who’s Missing From The ‘Build Back Better’ Reconciliation Bill? The Elderly And Disabled Poor” Should SSI enhancements be included in the Biden Reconciliation Bill? And why aren’t they?
October 11, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement Forbes post, “No, Lightfoot’s Chicago Budget Does Not Make An ‘Actuarial’ Pension Contribution” Mayor Lightfoot’s claim that Chicago is making “actuarial” pension payments is incorrect and misleading.
September 28, 2021 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement Forbes post, “Why Focusing On The Reconciliation Bill’s Price Tag Is A Bad Idea, In Four Examples” We need far more scrutiny of the bill’s actual contents.
September 27, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement Forbes post, “Hidden In The Reconciliation Bill: A Retirement Plan Mandate That Will Take Most People By Surprise” Auto-IRA mandates do not belong hidden in a Reconciliation bill.