Girard Miller

Recent Articles

• To Build a Solid Benefit
• Apr 1, 2009
• How to ensure that retiree health coverage is ample, available and affordable.

• Sharing the Pension Pain
• Mar 19, 2009
• It's time for employees to buck up.

• Swapping the Stimulus
• Mar 19, 2009
• Will local substitutions boost the spend -- or drain it?

• Getting Ready for Build America Bonds
• Mar 12, 2009
• There's a new tool for financial officials and managers to master.

• Profiting from TRANs
• Mar 12, 2009
• How to make the most of short-term borrowing

• Taking on the Sacred Cows
• Mar 5, 2009
• Michael Bloomberg's refreshing and realistic look at retirement math

• OPEB's Silver Lining
• Mar 5, 2009
• Unlike with pension fund investments, nothing ventured means nothing lost.

• Fixing OPEB Plans
• Mar 5, 2009
• Moving to a different format may be the answer.

• Pension Funds to the Rescue?
• Feb 19, 2009
• Could public pensions help solve the banking and mortgage crises?
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• We Don't Need No Stinkin' Badges!
• Feb 19, 2009
• State and local governments shouldn't wait for the White House and Congress to come up with the next stimulus package. They should draft a specific new proposal of their own.

• A Dumb Idea: Tax-Exempt OPEB Bonds
• Feb 12, 2009
• They're a bad solution in search of a problem, and they won't stimulate anything.

• Model Legislation: Retirement Plan Financial Management
• Feb 12, 2009
• Stronger laws would optimize OPEB plans and benefits bonds.

• Top 12 Pension and Benefits Plan Issues for 2009: Part II
• Feb 5, 2009
• Six more new paradigms for a new year

• Stimulus II: Guaranteeing Muni Bonds
• Feb 5, 2009
• Let's triple the infrastructure stimulus -- and put municipalities back to work.

• The Taxable Muni Bond Debate
• Feb 5, 2009
• Is an "Infrastructure TBO" worth a try?