The Public Sector Retirement Systems project, a division of the Pew Charitable Trusts, is a well-known source of information on a variety of topics from religion in public life to the health of the oceans. In one particular area though, …
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Earlier this month New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. For the people of New Jersey, this will hopefully mean serious financial issues the state is facing can now be addressed. Christie virtually ignored …
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Almost all public employees in Wyoming have their defined benefit pension managed by the Wyoming Retirement System. WRS manages eight separate pension plans for over 700 different employers statewide. These include pension plans for firefighters, law enforcement officers, and public …
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We’ve mentioned cash balance pension plans a few times on this blog. Pew’s Public Sector Retirement Systems project and the Arnold Foundation have been actively pushing cash balance plans in Kansas, Kentucky, Alabama, and Virginia. They tout cash balance plans …
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A recent study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, confirmed what we here at NPPC already know: traditional defined benefit pensions provide more retirement income for teachers than 401(k)-style plans. This comes as a surprise to no one. …
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Sunday is Valentine’s Day. People all across the country will be giving chocolates and roses to the ones they love. Here at NPPC we love public pensions- and we know you do too! Pensions have everything you are looking for: …
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