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June 4, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Is Your Pension At Risk? Making Sense Of The Supreme Court Ruling On Private-Sector Pensions

To fuss about whether a company has “mismanaged” its pension fund fails to understand how these funds work to begin with.

April 2, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Pensions In A Pandemic: Is One Man’s Bailout Is Another Man’s Pension Funding Relief?”

Public pensions, mult-employer, single-employer, church plans:  where do you draw the line between reasonable relief and bailout, and if there are pension bailouts to be had, who should get them?

March 30, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Private Sector Workers/Retirees, Is Your Pension Plan At Risk From The Coronavirus?”

It’s a lesson in pension funding – and the value of overfunding pensions, however unintentionally.

March 23, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Mercer: ‘Pension Plan Funding Relief Needed ASAP'”

Pension funding relief: is it a sure thing or does it risk falling through the cracks?

March 9, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Aon Buys Willis Towers Watson: Another Waypoint In The Demise of Employer Pensions”

Pension actuarial firms are consolidating.  Bye bye pensions!  Bye bye pension actuaries!

November 18, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Understanding The FedEx Pension Closure”

FedEx is closing its pension plan.  But the story isn’t a simple one.

October 8, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “In The News: To No One’s Surprise, GE Freezes Its Pension”

Were you surprised that pensions continue to exist, at least at a minority of companies in certain sectors?

April 4, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “What You Need To Know About Pension Lump Sums”

Lump sums in lieu of pensions are great – for a small segment of the population only.  But there’s no cheating involved in the calculations.

March 5, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Five Principles For Moving Beyond Employer Plans For Retirement Savings”

What do you think should be central to any retirement plan offered outside the workplace?

November 19, 2018 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes Post, “Pension Plan 101: What Is Backloading And Why Does It Matter?”

There’s no easy way to get around the fact that the switch from traditional pensions to 401(k)s meant a move from backloaded to evenly-accruing benefits.

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