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Teachers reflect on state worker pension reform
Apr 23, 2012
Many states are cutting back on benefits promised to public employees, sparking a political debate.
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Pension assets are coming back, sort of
Apr 3, 2012
Yes, public pension plans are ripe for reform. But overhauling these plans is an opportunity to improve pension design for everyone.
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Investment fees matter -- a lot
Apr 2, 2012
High fees eat away at returns.
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Retirement and working longer
Mar 28, 2012
"A steadily growing portion of the workforce will continue to work at least part-time well beyond the 'normal' retirement age of 65," says a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation.
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New York latest state to cut pension benefits
Mar 15, 2012
New York legislators approve state employee pension cuts by $80 billion over 30 years. Now 44 states have cut benefits to close budget gaps.
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American Airlines employees hurt by bankruptcy
Mar 8, 2012
American Airlines floated the idea of eliminating pension programs for workers to help its financial situation. But now the airline is backing away from that idea.
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Public-worker pension funds lose big
Dec 28, 2011
This summer, the pension plans of government employees lost a staggering quarter-trillion-dollars in assets.
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American Airlines could hand off pensions
Dec 12, 2011
It looks like the bankrupt airline could hand over employee pensions to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The PBGC's Josh Gotbaum talks about what would happen.
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MIDDAY UPDATE: G-20 and AIG
Oct 22, 2010
Today we heard a lot from Asia. The G-20 financial ministers and central bank governors gathered in Seoul, South Korea. Headlining their agenda is...
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U.S. economic growth slows...
Jul 30, 2010
GDP grew significantly less fast in the last three months. Are we sliding back into recession?...
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