PECO Strike Settlement Delivers Pension Improvements and Wage Increases for Crews
PECO's first strike in 145 years secured pensions for all workers and doubled overtime pay, ending years of retirement uncertainty for thousands of utility crews.
Latest Audit Confirms Virginia Pension Funds Are Meeting Financial Goals
Latest audit confirms Virginia's state and teacher pension plans are 85% funded and on track to full solvency by 2043.
How Higher Payroll Tax Contributions Could Strengthen Social Security Finances
Higher payroll taxes offer a mathematically direct path to restoring Social Security solvency, but the size and timing of increases determine how disruptive the cure becomes.
Federal Employees Achieve Early Retirement at 50 Without Tax Penalties Using 457(b) Accounts
This is not a workaround or loophole—it is an explicit provision in the Internal Revenue Code that has remained largely unknown even among workers who...
Empower financial services firm to acquire Milliman’s employee retirement operations division
When a financial services firm acquires a major retirement operations division, plan sponsors and retirees face both opportunities for improved service and real risks of integration failure.
Government retirement benefit program amendments could push eligibility requirements to age 70
Proposed amendments to retirement programs could push full eligibility ages toward 70, restructuring decades of workers' retirement expectations.
California residents could face Social Security benefits disruption from funding crisis
California residents face up to $33 billion in potential Social Security losses when the trust fund depletes in 2032.
Why certain Social Security beneficiaries are receiving double payments this July
About 7 million SSI recipients will get two payments in July 2026—here's why August will be silent and how to budget for it.
Michigan allocates 75.2 billion dollars across education infrastructure and state benefits
Michigan's $75.2 billion education and benefits allocation signals the state's priorities and reveals risks to pension security if funding imbalances persist.
Swiss pension system reform proposal backed by UBS with full first pillar funding
UBS proposes replacing Switzerland's guaranteed state pension with a fully funded system requiring an 18% tax increase—a move the pension industry calls unrealistic and prohibitively expensive.