Posts Tagged ‘ pension ’

Prepare Now to Escape Obama’s Retirement Trap

Jan 21st, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Investing
As the United States moves into a new decade of military overreach abroad and national bankruptcy at home, Washington is in a desperate search for more revenue and a solution to the future financing of the trillions in national debt obligations currently held by foreign central banks and investors. Economists, ...read more

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Pension Plans & Chasing Yields

Mar 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Macro Economics
In New Jersey, the pension plan for teachers is badly underfunded, to the tune of $10 billion: "The state shortfall for teachers' pensions has grown to $10 billion, an actuary reported Thursday. "The latest report shows a $1.8 billion, or 22%, increase in the funding gap since the previous report a ...read more

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Pension Envy & Lobster Traps

Mar 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Macro Economics
USA Today is reporting, "Pension Gap Divides Public and Private Workers": "As the first wave of 79 million baby boomers heads to retirement, the nation is dividing into two classes of workers: those who have government benefits and those who don't. The gap is accelerating in every way -- pensions, medical ...read more

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