When most Americans begin to prepare for retirement, they count on Social Security to form the bedrock of their retirement savings. For millions of working families, Social Security is the key to retiring with dignity. However, a significant number of …
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Is anyone else experiencing some serious deja vu? Michigan Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof has been tossing around the idea of closing the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS) pension plan and moving new hires to a defined contribution …
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Recently, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy — a right-wing think tank funded heavily by the Koch brothers — penned an article attacking the Michigan Office of Retirement Services (ORS) for recent accounting errors. While the errors were real, the …
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Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the top stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the …
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Washington today is divided. One could say that many of our states are divided as well. With so many marquee issues on the line over the next few years — tax reform, healthcare, Social Security, Medicare — there is one …
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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 …
Read more