Girard Miller

Recent Articles

• Farewell, My Readers
• Jun 21, 2012
• After five years as a Governing contributor, Girard Miller signs off.
• 15 Comments

• Hybrid Treasury Bonds for Public Pension Funds
• Jun 21, 2012
• Federal-state collaboration could save taxpayers billions and help deter runaway inflation.

• Pension Reforms Go to the Courts
• Jun 21, 2012
• What's next after California's recent landslide elections?
• 5 Comments

• Public Pension Portfolios Double Down
• Jun 14, 2012
• A new study blames GASB policy for spurring state and local governments to make riskier investments.
• 1 Comments

• COLA Freezes: Pension Reform's Third Rail
• Jun 7, 2012
• Here are 7 things to consider before cutting retirees' cost-of-living allowances.
• 26 Comments

• "Say on Pay" for Public Pension Funds
• May 17, 2012
• What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
• 47 Comments

• Cash-Balance Pension Plans: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?
• May 3, 2012
• Defined-benefit fans tout this hybrid, but taxpayers need protections.
• 8 Comments

• On Pension Reform, Trying to Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole
• Apr 19, 2012
• Politicians can't fix pension abuses with voting rules alone.
• 10 Comments

• Stable-Value Funds: Their Time Under Heaven
• Apr 19, 2012
• A homework assignment for 457 investors and administrators
• 1 Comments

• Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Doublespeak
• Apr 12, 2012
• Don't plead poverty while soft-selling your bonds.
• 2 Comments

• Retirement Reform II: Beyond the Easy Stuff
• Apr 5, 2012
• Essential and practical steps to take in 2012
• 7 Comments

• Sovereign Immunity for Public Employers
• Apr 5, 2012
• The Supreme Court has reaffirmed certain states' rights in the workplace.

• 'New Normal' Budgeting for 2013
• Mar 15, 2012
• Tax revenues are up, but deferred costs are waiting to be paid.
• 6 Comments

• Pension Reform: Stop Billing the Grandkids
• Mar 8, 2012
• Intergenerational equity in retirement plans is long overdue.
• 28 Comments

• OPEB Made Easier
• Feb 23, 2012
• A new set of best practices for 'other post-employment benefits'
• 1 Comments