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Working in retirement: Hope vs. reality
Growing percentages of those nearing retirement age express a desire to work beyond age 65. Whether for financial reasons or because they want to stay challenged, they plan to continue drawing a paycheck. But the percentage of retirees who say they have...
Tags: Retirement Planning Services, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Column: Retirees and debt: How to avoid the worst traps
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - If you're strapped for cash or have a poor credit rating, the offer would sound tempting: upfront cash in return for your future pension payments. But it's a debt trap, according to a recent expose by The New York Times, a "pension...Tags: Credit and Debt, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Target, Personal Finance
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FDNY, retired captain settle disability case
NewsdayA retired FDNY captain will get more than $7,000 in back pay and an adjustment to his pension after federal officials settled a case alleging the city failed to accommodate disabilities he received after the 9/11 attacks. Gerald Snell, who suffered...Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Fire Department of New York, Interior Policy
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Their bills getting short shrift, Assembly Republicans hold town hall
Las Vegas SunRepublicans at the state Legislature haven't had much success getting their favored bills through the legislative process this year. That's because Democrats have the majority in both the Senate and Assembly. Democrats set the agenda and can decline...Tags: Interior Policy, Public Employees, Pension and Welfare, Elections, 401K
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Pennsylvania lawmakers float pension reform bills
HARRISBURG — A dozen years ago, state Rep. Chris Ross voted to give himself and 252 other lawmakers 50 percent pension hikes, while state workers and teachers got 25 percent increases. On Tuesday, Ross said the 2001 pension vote was bad. That vote,...Tags: Court Administration, Government, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch
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A great many of us are gambling with our retirements
Retire SmartI get a lot of questions these days about my opinion of the recent PBS episode of Frontline called "The Retirement Gamble." The program details America's retirement crisis, highlighting some of the facts that I have written about in this column,...Tags: Frontline Limited, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Economy, Business and Finance, Radio, Personal Finance
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Philadelphia Daily News John Baer column
Philadelphia Daily NewsGOV. CORBETT, with his leadership in question and his job approval in the tank, promises basic societal collapse if he doesn't get his way on pensions. He argues that unless the Legislature, which helped create the problem, slashes costs for state...Tags: The New York Times, Government, Politics, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Executive Branch
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SC budget board hopes to erase insurance fund's deficit
The StateOfficials are closing a state insurance fund, but first they have to figure out how to deal with its more than $200 million shortfall. The Second Injury Fund is designed to help people with disabilities find a job. If a company hires someone with a...Tags: Health Insurance, Politics, KPMG, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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COLUMN-Despite risks, retirement savers plow into target-date funds
ReutersBy John Wasik CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - A torrent of money flowing into target-date funds suggests many retirement investors may be ignoring the risks of this key category. These funds now represent the second-most-popular allocation after U.S. large-...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, S&P 500, Economy, Business and Finance, T. Rowe Price, Mutual Funds
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Column: Despite risks, retirement savers plow into target-date funds
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - A torrent of money flowing into target-date funds suggests many retirement investors may be ignoring the risks of this key category. These funds now represent the second-most-popular allocation after U.S. large-stock funds within...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, S&P 500, Economy, Business and Finance, T. Rowe Price, Mutual Funds
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To make the most of your Social Security benefits, an insider guide can help
The Savings GameWhen most individuals prepare for retirement, they count on three streams of income: employer-administered retirement plans, typically a defined-benefit plan and defined-contribution plan such as a 401(k); independent savings and investment; and Social...Tags: Social Security, Career and Workplace
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Two lattes and a cocktail: How to get your 20-something to save
For someone in their 20s, retirement is something their parents are talking about. It is almost impossible for them to imagine their own lives 50 years out. Telling kids to save for that day — when student loans and car payments and fixed expenses...Tags: 401K, Personal Finance, Career and Workplace, Chicago Tribune
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