retirement systems

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  Longevity Is Killing Us: BlackRock’s Larry Fink

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is calling on government and business leaders to make the retirement funding crisis a national priority.

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  Olivia Mitchell: Saving Social Security, With Lessons From Down Under

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 11, 2013

  The Wharton professor offers a unique policy proposal, inspired by programs overseas, that would strengthen Social Security without raising costs or cutting benefits.

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  Muni Bonds: The Next Trillion-Dollar Headache?

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  August 5, 2012

  Local governments, unlike the federal government, can’t print their way out of debt, a fact that advisors and their clients should keep in mind

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  State Retirement Assets Up 10% in 2010: Census Bureau

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  January 30, 2012

  Retirement assets in public employee systems increased more than 10% in 2010 to $2.2 trillion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Jan. 26.

• Pensions for Teachers Improve Productivity, Turnover Rate, Report Finds

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2011

  Pensions are good for the education system, the National Institute for Retirement Security found in an October report.

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  Public Sector Overwhelmingly Favors Pension-Style Retirement: NIRS

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 29, 2011

  A study found DB plans are strongly preferred over DC plans in the public sector, and investment returns are higher in DB plans than in 401(k)s.