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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: Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Social Security, Teaching and Learning
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COLUMN-Despite risks, retirement savers plow into target-date funds
ReutersBy John Wasik CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - A torrent of money flowing into target-date funds suggests many retirement investors may be ignoring the risks of this key category. These funds now represent the second-most-popular allocation after U.S. large-...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Money and Monetary Policy, Inflation and Deflation, Bonds, Stock Market
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Column: Despite risks, retirement savers plow into target-date funds
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - A torrent of money flowing into target-date funds suggests many retirement investors may be ignoring the risks of this key category. These funds now represent the second-most-popular allocation after U.S. large-stock funds within...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Money and Monetary Policy, Inflation and Deflation, Bonds, Stock Market
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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: Career and Workplace, Personal Finance, Retirement, Chicago Tribune
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Work continues in Wisconsin Caterpillar plant after contract rejected
Tribune reporterUnited Steelworkers Local 1343 on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would have frozen wages, increased contributions to health care costs and offered senior union employees fewer protections....Tags: United Steelworkers, Career and Workplace, Caterpillar Inc., Strikes, Wage Contract Issues
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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: Buffalo Grove, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Investments, Civil and Public Service
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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... -
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: Pension and Welfare, Crime, Law and Justice, Florida Legislature, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Wisconsin workers reject proposed Caterpillar contract
— United Steelworkers Local 1343 on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would have frozen wages, increased contributions to health care costs and offered senior union employees fewer protections....
Tags: United Steelworkers, Career and Workplace, Employees, Caterpillar Inc., Wage Contract Issues
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Frank Snyder: Gov. Corbett's pension math doesn't add up
As secretary-treasurer of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, it is my responsibility to ensure our funding derived from paychecks of rank-and-file workers serves their best interests. By extension, I feel the same responsibility to hold public officials...Tags: Pension and Welfare, AFL-CIO, Science and Technology, Interior Policy, Employment
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COLUMN-Spring cleaning for your portfolio
Reuters(The author is a Reuters columnist and the opinions expressed are his own. For more from John Wasik see http://link.reuters.com/syk97s) By John Wasik CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - Whether you need to invest a tax refund or simply want to see if you're...Tags: Conservation, Inflation and Deflation, Bonds, Finance, Mutual Funds
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RPT-COLUMN-Spring cleaning for your portfolio
Reuters(Repeats without changes to the text) By John Wasik CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - Whether you need to invest a tax refund or simply want to see if you're on track with your investments, spring is a great time to get out the broom. I needed to make a...Tags: Conservation, Inflation and Deflation, Bonds, Finance, Mutual Funds
May 1, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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