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Retirement insecurity
While Congress tosses all kinds of scenarios around about the future of retirement benefits like Medicare or Social Security — while doing absolutely nothing about it — we shouldn't be terribly surprised that real people are feeling as...Tags: Stock Market, Career and Workplace, Government Health Care, Interior Policy, Finance
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401(k)s for teachers doesn't make sense
I am a retired teacher and taught in Illinois for my entire career. State Sen. Jim Oberweis’ suggestion that teachers should have 401(k)s instead of pensions made no sense to me (“Pension Plan,” Voice of the People, April 28). As you...Tags: Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Education, Retirement
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Up for debate: Move public employees to 401 K plans
Change of SubjectAdvocates for pension plans argue that they're better investments all around than individual 401k retirement accounts. This may be so -- though it doesn't explain why so many private companies have moved away from defined-benefit pension programs to... -
Two lattes and a cocktail: How to get your 20-something to save
For someone in their 20s, retirement is something their parents are talking about. It is almost impossible for them to imagine their own lives 50 years out. Telling kids to save for that day — when student loans and car payments and fixed expenses...Tags: Personal Finance, Career and Workplace, Retirement, Chicago Tribune
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House pension plan dies
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate Tuesday killed a major overhaul of the public employee pension system that would have closed the pension plan for new workers and put them into 401K style. The proposal was a top priority for House Speaker Will...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Justice System
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At Milken conference, lots of pension questions and few answers
Underfunded state pensions are a vexing problem that even the brightest minds at the Milken Institute Global Conference can’t solve. State governments nationwide have fallen behind in saving for employee retirements. The average public pension...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Politics
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Roth IRA rules based on income
Q: My company has a defined pension plan that it funds entirely. In addition, I contribute 16 percent of my salary to its matching 401(k) plan. Can I also contribute to a Roth account? If so, how much? — J. E., Davenport A: For individual Roth...
Tags: Financial Planning, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Politics
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In Theory: Has the economy damaged the work ethic?
Sociologist Max Weber first advanced the idea of a Protestant work ethic in 1914. A recent study suggests that not only does this ethic exist, it can make the effects of unemployment worse for Protestants than for non-Protestants. The Dutch survey,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Protestantism, Christianity, Philosophy, Bible
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House passes pension overhaul
TALLAHASSEE-- The Florida House voted Friday 74-42 to shutter the state’s pension system and send all new employees to a 401K-style option, setting up a potential fight with the Senate. The House plan, HB 7011, would make employees starting in...Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Politics
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MarksJarvis: Financial literacy programs well worth the time
It's Money Smart Week, a collection of free financial literacy programs offered throughout the week, aimed at helping people deal with virtually every money issue imaginable: from how to get out of debt, to buying homes, paying for college, building a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Personal Finance, Chicago Mortgages, Fannie Mae
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All Together Now at Howard library branches
Central Library 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 410-313-7800. •All Together Now. Saturdays, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. All ages; 30 minutes. •English Conversation Club. Mondays, 10 a.m.; and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Practice speaking and...Tags: Libraries, Science and Technology, Science, Ellicott City, Arts and Culture
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Real pension reform
Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Plainfield, and Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Buffalo Grove, recently wrote that it is time to “set aside our differences and work together” on pension reform ("Working together on pension reform," Guest...Tags: Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Hinsdale, Investments, Pension and Welfare, Buffalo Grove
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