Long-time readers of Defined Benefit are familiar with John Arnold, the money behind many attacks on public pensions. Loyal readers have also heard about the Pew Research Center, which uses Arnold’s money to promote flawed anti-pension research, and the Retirement …
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Today is Groundhog Day. Everyone’s favorite groundhog- Punxsutawney Phil- will stick his head out of the ground and look for his shadow. Legend has it that if Phil sees his shadow, we’ll have six more weeks of winter. Many of …
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Around this time of year, many children- and some adults- are very concerned about whether they made it onto the naughty or nice list of a jolly old man who lives up north. Here at NPPC, we also keep a …
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Last week’s election results were unexpected, to say the least. Few people projected Donald Trump to win the presidential race. While we’ve expressed doubts about Trump’s commitment to retirement security for working families, much is still uncertain about the future …
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Next Tuesday, November 8th, is Election Day. The marquee event of Election Day will be the presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. We’ve written about both candidates and what their elections could mean for pensions and your retirement. …
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Today is Halloween. Last year we took you on a tour through the Haunted House of Pension Horrors. Once again the frightening specter of threats to public pensions has returned, so on this most spooky of nights, let’s behold the …
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