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Headline: Report: Funded ratio of U.S. public pension plans seen improving in ’17
Publication: Reuters
Article Date: Aug 1, 2017

“The funded ratio of U.S. state and local pensions is expected to increase in 2017 after a decline in 2016, aided by revived stock market performance, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College said in a recent report.” Read article…

Headline: The “Pension Crisis” is a Myth, Part Three
Publication: National Public Pension Coalition
Article Date: Aug 1, 2017

“In the first two posts in this series, the author explored some of the false information peddled by anti-pension ideologues as they promote their “pension crisis” myth. Part three explores the roots of the problems facing public pensions in Illinois (a state detractors are quick to cite as proof of their position). While Illinois has very real challenges, it is not for the reason anti-pension actors claim.” Read article…

Headline: The “Pension Crisis” is a Myth, Part Two
Publication: National Public Pension Coalition
Article Date: July 17, 2017

“Part One was about how the so-called “pension crisis” is a myth promoted by people who are hostile to traditional pensions. Part Two addresses the question of unfunded liabilities in public pension plans and why pension critics typically misrepresent the truth about unfunded liabilities to promote their false pension crisis narrative.” Read article…

Headline: The “Pension Crisis” is a Myth, Part One
Publication: National Public Pension Coalition
Article Date: July 13, 2017

“Since the Great Recession in 2008, warnings of an impending pension crisis have been splashed across the business pages of newspapers across the country. Despite these boisterous decrees, America’s public pension funds are stable. We explore the roots behind the false pension crisis narrative and examine the facts.” Read article…