Forbes post, “Pensions In A Pandemic: Is One Man’s Bailout Is Another Man’s Pension Funding Relief?”
Public pensions, mult-employer, single-employer, church plans: where do you draw the line between reasonable relief and bailout, and if there are pension bailouts to be had, who should get them?
Forbes post, “Aon Buys Willis Towers Watson: Another Waypoint In The Demise of Employer Pensions”
Pension actuarial firms are consolidating. Bye bye pensions! Bye bye pension actuaries!
Forbes post, “Understanding The FedEx Pension Closure”
FedEx is closing its pension plan. But the story isn’t a simple one.
Forbes post, “What You Need To Know About Pension Lump Sums”
Lump sums in lieu of pensions are great – for a small segment of the population only. But there’s no cheating involved in the calculations.
Forbes Post, “Pension Plan 101: What Is Backloading And Why Does It Matter?”
There’s no easy way to get around the fact that the switch from traditional pensions to 401(k)s meant a move from backloaded to evenly-accruing benefits.