Traditional pensions have been vanishing for decades; the prospect of negative interest rates could be the final blow.
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Will Negative Rates Finally Kill Pensions?
Tag Archives: Defined Benefit
Can Consolidation Fix Pension Plans?
Combining small underfunded pension plans into larger ones may shave costs a bit but won’t solve their problems.
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The Inevitable Future Arrives
For the first time, retirees in a private-sector pension plan are seeing their benefits cut for lack of funds.
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IRS Bans Pension Buyouts
Companies are now banned from offering pensioners a lump-sum buyout. This prevents bad decisions, but also good ones.
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Jumping The Crevice To Reach The Cliff
Atlanta’s pension reform blazes a trail for other cities and states as they confront a $1 trillion pension funding gap.
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Funding A Pension With Really Liquid Assets
Some problems can be solved by tossing large amounts of liquid at them. Throwing water at a fire, for example. …
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SCOTUS Stands Tall For Pensions
Pension participants who suffered no losses in a market meltdown have no basis to sue anyone for their lack of injury.
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