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Treasury Notice puts retirees’ pensions at risk
By Karen Friedman Sometimes important changes in pension law are made through the regulatory process or even, more subtly, through guidance that agencies issue to address key issues. Often the guidance sounds technical, but it can make a world of difference, either positively or negatively, to the economic security of retirees. One negative change was […]
New book sounds alarm about retirement insecurity in America
By David Brandolph In her new book, Downhill from Here—Retirement Insecurity in the Age of Inequality, Katherine S. Newman compellingly relates the story of the American retirement experience by diving into the individual and heart-wrenching sagas of a diverse group of workers and retirees. She profiles blue-collar retired truck drivers, highly paid white-collar airline pilots, […]
Romancing our donors on Valentine’s Day
By Karen Friedman It’s Valentine’s Day, that holiday of romance and love. So on this February 14th, we want to send PRC’s special candy hearts, shoot our arrow of amour – or at least our arrow of great and undying gratefulness – to those wonderful individuals and organizations who supported us so gallantly in 2018. […]
House Committee hearing focuses on retirement security
By Emily Gilbert Wednesday on Capitol Hill, the House Ways and Means Committee held a wide-ranging hearing about retirement security. The chairman of the Committee, Richard Neal (D-MA), opened by saying he hoped this could be the first of “many conversations” about this topic, and he reiterated his commitment to finding a solution to the […]
Super Bowl weekend – A time to honor and reward former NFL players
By David Brandolph As the National Football League basks in the glory of Super Bowl weekend, thousands of former players who laid the foundation for the league’s prosperity are fighting for fair pensions. The NFL’s season will conclude this Sunday when either the Los Angeles Rams or New England Patriots lay claim as league champion […]
PBGC Advocate’s Report Highlights Issues Important to Retirees
By Emily Spreiser Recently we posted a five-part “Know Your Agencies” blog series covering government agencies that play a role in regulating retirement plans. Our third post focused on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), a federal agency that acts as an insurer for pension plans sponsored by private employers. Since the PBGC pays benefits […]
Retirement news roundup: articles you may have missed!
By Emily Gilbert It can be hard to keep up with the news, especially during the holiday season. Here’s a roundup of some of the best retirement news articles we’ve seen over the past month: For American Workers, 4 Key Retirement Issues to Watch in 2019 (The New York Times) New York Times reporter Mark […]
Retirement Savings Plan Provisions on Capitol Hill
By Jane Smith Among the many year-end bills that are circulating in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are a number that include fixes for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401(k)-type retirement savings plans. Some of the fixes are found in several bills; others are in just one of the bills. The bills are […]
Know Your Agencies #4: What Parts of the Government Regulate Retirement, and How they Can Help
By Emily Spreiser Post 4 of 5: agencies regulating retirement benefits for government employees The Pension Rights Center is located in Washington, D.C., where people regularly joke about how the government is made of “alphabet soup” because it consists of so many different agencies that we refer to by different combinations of letters. Sometimes figuring […]
Know Your Agencies #3: What Parts of the Government Regulate Retirement, and How they Can Help
By Emily Spreiser Post 3 of 5: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) The Pension Rights Center is located in Washington, D.C., where people regularly joke about how the government is made of “alphabet soup” because it consists of so many different agencies that we refer to by different combinations of letters. Sometimes figuring out which […]
Know Your Agencies #2: What parts of the government regulate retirement, and how they can help
By Emily Spreiser Post 2 of 5: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) The Pension Rights Center is located in Washington, D.C., where people regularly joke about how the government is made of “alphabet soup” because it consists of so many different agencies that we refer to by different combinations of letters. Sometimes figuring out which […]
Know Your Agencies #1: What parts of the government regulate retirement, and how they can help
By Emily Spreiser Post 1 of 5: Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) The Pension Rights Center is located in Washington, D.C., where people regularly joke about how the government is made of “alphabet soup” because it is comprised of so many different agencies that we refer to by different combinations of letters. Sometimes figuring out […]
