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Working past retirement: 75% will do it, most because they want to
Three in four American workers say they intend to work past retirement age. Slightly more of them say it’s because they want to do so, not because they have to, according to a new poll from Gallup. Among employed Americans, 40% said they will...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees
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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: Public Employees, Health and Safety at Work, Local Government, Montgomery County (Maryland), Howard County
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Retirement: Start early to reach your retirement savings target
Kiplinger's Money PowerYou can't anticipate at age 25 what your final salary will be at retirement -- and therefore you can't know what 85 percent of your ending salary will be (that's the benchmark retirement analysts generally say you should set to maintain your standard of...Tags: Career and Workplace, 401K, Social Security, Retirement Planning Services, Personal Finance
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Shield Pa. taxpayers from a 'pension tsunami'
Pennsylvania's pension crisis is about to hit state homeowners and taxpayers, and the results won't be pretty. The state's two pension systems — for state government workers and public school employees — are, together, more than $47...
Tags: 401K, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Stock Market, Justice System
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Health care costs push off baby boomers' retirement plans
The Providence JournalMore baby boomers are pushing back their retirements and working longer, even as the recovery of the stock market replenishes portfolios that were depleted during the recession. The reason: health care expenses. The cost of medical care for a 65-year-...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Healthcare Policies
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Senior advocate: Don't balance federal budget on backs of elderly
La Crosse Tribune, Wis.The federal budget shouldn't undermine Social Security in the quest to control the deficit, says the executive director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans. "Social Security should be a separate discussion from the federal budget to make...Tags: Scott Walker, Social Security, U.S. Congress, Public Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Cullerton, Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans
— As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big factor they're considering is how much each approach would save the beleaguered state treasury. Illinois already spends more on government worker...
Tags: Personal Income, Christine Radogno, Interior Policy, Illinois Governor, Economy, Business and Finance
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How much cash should you keep on hand for emergencies?
Dear Liz: A few years ago I finished paying off my debt and now am in the very low-risk credit category. I have savings equal to about three months' worth of bills and am working to get that to six months' worth. I'm wondering, though, about an...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Disasters and Accidents, Family, Credit and Debt, Social Security
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Today's retirees face declining standard of living, study says
The retirement crisis is deepening, with recent generations of Americans less financially prepared for their golden years than their parents or grandparents, according to a new study. The study by the Pew Charitable Trusts suggests that people who...
Tags: Career and Workplace
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Pension reform expected to save money
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.Changes to the state's pension plan should save Daviess Fiscal Court hundreds of thousands of dollars during the next 20 years. State Rep. Tommy Thompson told Fiscal Court on Thursday that the pension reform plan passed this spring will mean that the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Punishment, Employees, Prisons, 401K
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Secure your finances before helping family
When Harold Seybert retired a few years ago, money wasn't his biggest challenge. After a 35-year career building an East Coast supermarket chain, a rise that required 15-hour workdays, he had to come to grips with what he had missed at home. "I was...Tags: Finance, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance
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EDITORIAL: Solution looks like a problem
The Philadelphia InquirerIn the guise of a solution, Gov. Corbett's pension reform plan would make the problem worse. It would weaken employee retirement funds, eventually cost taxpayers $179 million more a year, and add $5 billion to unfunded pension liabilities by 2019, and...Tags: Regional Authority, Labor Legislation, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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