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08/07/2010 04:00 AM
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The Coming Class War Over Public Pensions
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 State governments have promised more in benefits than they have in their pension plans, leading to battles over who should pay to fill the gap.
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08/06/2010 04:00 AM
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For Denver Schools, a Financing Deal Takes a Bad Turn
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 Denver’s budgetary woes were made worse by a complex transaction that went sour in the financial crisis.
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07/31/2010 04:00 AM
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Nervous About Social Security? Better Prepare Now
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If the government has to change Social Security, people may need to put aside a lot more money to make up for any reduction in benefits.
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07/30/2010 04:00 AM
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Britain Plans to Scrap Mandatory Retirement Age in 2011
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The government says it wants to give people the chance to work beyond 65. But business leaders warned that a sudden change would create serious problems.
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07/25/2010 04:00 AM
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When Market Gloom Is Thickest, It May Be Time to Buy
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Recent surveys show an unusually swift eruption of bearishness among investors — a signal that the market may be ready to rebound.
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07/24/2010 04:00 AM
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A Step Toward More Clarity in 401(k) Fees
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 The fees have long been murky, but new rules from the Labor Department will make the charges a little clearer.
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07/21/2010 04:00 AM
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Maine Takes 2nd Look at Social Security
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Some states provide retirement benefits for their employees solely from their state pension programs, but Maine, spurred by costs, is considering changes.
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07/09/2010 04:00 AM
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In Forceful Move to Combat Its Debt, Greece Approves a Pension Bill
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ATHENS -- Greece took a big step toward overhauling its debt-plagued economy on Thursday by forcing through a pension bill that would sharply pare down the country's welfare state by increasing the retirement age and reducing benefits. For Prime Minister George Papandreou, who commands a seven-member majority in Parliament, the bill represents the beginning of the end of the cradle-to-grave state compact that his father put in place as prime minister in the early 1980s.
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07/05/2010 04:00 AM
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Greece Backs Away From Online Ad Tax
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The government has withdrawn a proposed 21.5 percent levy on internet advertising that was meant to pay for the retirement of journalists working in online media.
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07/03/2010 04:00 AM
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Bypassing Equity Funds, Wealthy Families Try Direct Investing
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The very rich are exploring direct investments into private companies. Key factors include a desire for more control despite the risks.
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07/03/2010 04:00 AM
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Budget in the Red, Illinois Has Stopped Paying Bills
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Illinois’s borrow-and-spend mentality has led it to the brink, but still lawmakers opt not to cut budgets or raise taxes.
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07/02/2010 04:00 AM
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Pension Gap Plugged With 2 Million Barrels of Whisky
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LONDON -- Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker whiskey, found an innovative way to plug a gaping deficit in its pension plan: put aside 2 million barrels of maturing whiskey from its distilleries in Scotland. Diageo said Thursday it would transfer ownership of £430 million, or $645 million, worth of whiskey to a pension funding partnership. Diageo employees would not receive their pensions in whiskey rather than cash, but the move does give them a guarantee that they would not walk away empty-ha...
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07/01/2010 04:00 AM
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S.E.C. Tightens Rules on Managing Public Pension Funds
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New measures would prevent campaign donors from using political connections to gain influence.
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06/25/2010 04:00 AM
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A New Plan for Valuing Pension Finances
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 The current standard has come under heavy fire from mainstream economists, who say it makes virtually all government pension benefits look less costly than they really are.
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06/20/2010 04:00 AM
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PAYBACK TIME; In Budget Crisis, States Take Aim At Pension Costs
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Many states are acknowledging this year that they have promised pensions they cannot afford and are cutting once-sacrosanct benefits, to appease taxpayers and attack budget deficits. Illinois raised its retirement age to 67, the highest of any state, and capped the salary on which public pensions are figured at $106,800 a year, indexed for inflation. Arizona, New York, Missouri and Mississippi will make people work more years to earn pensions. Virginia is requiring employees to pay into the sta...
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