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Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003	A "Perfect Storm" of Circumstances Batters Corporate Pension Plans Questions raised about accounting for pension funds have prompted some Wharton faculty and other experts to ask if rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, as well as the Internal Revenue Code itself, may have played a significant part in the strife.
National Defense October 2012 Karen L. Manos	Contractors Charging the Federal Government For Pension Contributions Is Not Corporate Welfare In full election-year mode, news media have been awash in articles, blogs and reports urging Congress to stop the "corporate welfare" of reimbursing federal contractors' pension costs.
CFO January 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty	Funding Fun House Critics say current accounting lets companies distort the picture they present of pension plan performance.
CFO December 1, 2006 Ronald Fink	Promises, Promises New pension rules are supposed to secure employees' retirement. Employers may have other ideas.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Tim Hanson	Why You'll Have a Worry-Free Retirement Our retirements are in our hands, and we need to make sound financial decisions from here on out to ensure that our retirements are secure.
CFO February 22, 2005 David M. Katz	The Domino Effect Ailing pension plans could overburden the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp and send premiums soaring.
CFO September 1, 2005 Russ Banham	Pension Upheaval Will proposed pension reforms actually save the system, or cause more of Corporate America to opt out?
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CFO February 22, 2005 Alix Nyberg	Death to Smoothing A tough regulatory environment is another nail in the coffin for defined-benefit plans.
CFO August 1, 2006 Russ Banham	Pension Dissension FASB is championing a two-phase project that would provide guidance for gauging annual pension expenses on the income statement and disclose plan assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and in footnotes. CFOs protest.
CFO June 1, 2008 David M. Katz	Better Safe Than Underfunded Some pension sponsors are hitching their investments to actual pension liabilities using bonds rather than aiming for huge returns.
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Alex J. Pollock	Live Long, Work Long Working years have been shrinking, and retirement years expanding. How can we address the social, demographic, financial and political aspects of a growing percentage of the population that is living longer and expecting an income while no longer being productively employed?
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Registered Rep. July 13, 2012 Mark Miller	Should Your Retiree Take the Lump Sum? Or Go with a "Pension Annuity?" Leon LaBrecque is one busy financial planner these days. He has been meeting with retirees from Ford Motor Co. and General Motors to help guide them through one of most important financial decisions of their lives: whether to accept a lump sum buyout of their pensions.
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CFO August 1, 2002 Kris Frieswick	Honey, I Shrunk The 401(k) The bear market has clobbered 401(k) accounts -- and could spark a revival of defined benefit plans.
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Byrnes & Borrus	Rising Tensions Over Pensions A deep chasm has opened between the Bush Administration and Big Business over what to do about the sorry state of corporate pension plans.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Nanette Byrnes	The Benefits Trap Old-line companies have pledged a trillion dollars to retirees. Now they're struggling to compete with new rivals, and many can't pay the bill. Some are racing to cut or drop retiree medical benefits to give a quick boost to their bottom lines.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Chris Mallon	The Perils of Pensions Once a no-lose situation for both management and employees, defined-benefit pension plans are now threatening to cripple some U.S. corporations. But the piper must be paid, and it's investors who will ultimately suffer.
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Registered Rep. March 9, 2012 Mark Miller	Six Ways Pension Annuities Almost Always Beat a Lump Sum Even if a lump sum is a choice for your client, think twice before advising a client to take it.
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The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Pension Reform and You A new law will change the way you save for retirement. Assuming that the act is signed into law, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 will provide savers with more options and greater assurance than the current set of incentives.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Selena Maranjian	SBC's New Traditional Pensions There's a possible trend afoot that may actually help workers. The telecom announced plans to revive a traditional pension plan for a few managers (a mere 55,000, to be more precise). Will other companies follow suit?
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Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 John Churchill	Deciphering the Rules of Retirement Advice Title VI of the the Pension Protection Act, far from being a clear-cut signal for reps to dive into the retirement advice business, does, however, open the door wider to advice giving.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- The End Of (Most) Pensions Accounting rules figure in the demise of private-sector retirement programs.
Finance & Development September 1, 2001 Nicholas Barr	The Truth About Pension Reform Aging populations in industrial and transition countries have provoked heated debate about pension reform -- in particular, about the desirability of abandoning pay-as-you-go schemes in favor of private, funded pensions...
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CFO May 1, 2007 Russ Banham	To Rollover, or Not? Why retirees should think twice before shifting 401(k) assets into an IRA.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Nanette Byrnes	Comparing Pensions Around the World U.S. businesses do pay the most for employee retirement, but rising costs are now becoming a global phenomenon.
Registered Rep. January 23, 2015 Mark Miller	New Law Could Mean Benefit Cuts For Retirees If you have clients receiving a defined benefit pension - or who will in the future - here's what you should know about this legislation.
Financial Advisor May 2007 Ken Ziesenheim	Diamonds In The Rough The new Pension Protection Act offers opportunities for financial advisors, if you know where to dig.
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2003 Art Gering	Undefined Contributions Although a large number of companies invest in real estate in their defined benefit plans, many deny their employees the same advantages in their 401(k) plans.
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Investment Advisor October 2005 Kathleen M. McBride	Retirement Plan Advisor: What's Old is New Traditional defined benefit (DB) plans are getting a new lease on life. There is an opportunity for advisors to help clients who own small businesses to set up a DB plan.
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