October 14, 2020
Retirement experts often cite the “three-legged stool” as a framework for retirement planning, which is that income from Social Security, personal savings (such as a personal defined-contribution plan), and a defined-benefit pension are critical for a secure retirement. How much …
August 26, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the economic security of workers of all ages. However, it has been particularly damaging for older workers, as it has led to more of them retiring early. Older workers have been impacted by the one-two …
August 19, 2020
Pensions have played a critical role in retirement security from the earliest days of the republic, going back to the American colonies offering pensions to soldiers who were injured during the Revolutionary War. Today, we’re looking back on the history …
April 10, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! 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 fight for a secure retirement. …
March 4, 2019
Americans are facing a retirement savings crisis. The experts have warned about this for a while now. But do working families themselves recognize the growing crisis? The answer is overwhelmingly “yes” according to a new survey from the National Institute …
January 24, 2019
It should come as little surprise that the amount a worker earns during their career has a direct impact on the amount they can save for retirement. The higher the earnings, the greater the retirement savings. The same is true …
Around 46% of Americans plan on working past age 65. This statistic and others show the depths of America's retirement security crisis. #protectpensions https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/whats-causing-americas-retirement-crisis-9-statistics-you-need-to-know/ss-BB1buidL
In today’s blog, we take a deeper look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted state and local government employment. https://protectpensions.org/2020/12/02/covid-19s-impact-public-employment/
Every week we share stories of public employees giving back to their communities. https://protectpensions.org/2020/12/01/public-employee-stories-december-1-2020/
“While retirement planning would certainly be easier with two guaranteed income streams from Social Security and defined-benefit pensions, the three-legged stool now is elusive for most Americans.” http://ow.ly/oH5J50C4nJn
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A pension is a promise that workers should be able to count on in retirement.
