May 5, 2021
As state legislative sessions are coming to an end around the country, state policymakers have faced budget deficits due to the coronavirus pandemic. To fill their budget deficits, some have argued that policymakers should consider taking away defined-benefit pensions for …
April 14, 2021
On Friday, April 2, the Alaska Supreme Court voted 3-2 to allow Alaska’s public employees to buy back into Tier 1 of the states’ Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS). Tier 1 of both systems provides …
April 9, 2021
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of …
September 14, 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the …
September 12, 2018
What happens when a state abandons its defined benefit pension for a riskier, 401(K)-style plan? Taxpayers lose – According to the National Institute on Retirement Security, “for a given level of retirement income, a typical 401(k) plan costs 91% more …
September 10, 2018
This month, the National Public Pension Coalition (NPPC) celebrates its 11th anniversary of fighting for the retirement security of working families. We have seen some great victories and some painful defeats in the fight to protect pensions. The past eleven …
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A @NIRSonline report found that significant disparities exist between white Americans and Black and Hispanic Americans in the ownership of financial assets.
Pensions are portable. https://protectpensions.org/2021/09/15/three-reasons-pensions-portable/
Need some good news? Check out the good work public employees are doing across the country. https://protectpensions.org/tag/public-employee-stories/
"The reality is that most working Americans will continue to struggle to achieve retirement security because the ownership of financial assets is highly concentrated among the wealthiest." @NIRSonline https://bit.ly/3ntcIK0
