Girard Miller 
Girard Miller the Public Money columnist for GOVERNING and a senior strategist at the PFM Group. He has 30 years of experience in public finance and investments as a former GASB board member, and Janus mutual funds and ICMA Retirement Corp president. He also authored 12 publications in the field, including "Investing Public Funds."
Recent Articles
- Will the BOBs Window Reopen?
- Several large employers might get a second chance at benefit obligation bonds.
- Fixing Social Security and Medicare
- States and localities have a stake in the new bipartisan commission on fiscal responsibility.
- 6 Comments
- The Other Pension Fix
- Absent reforms for incumbents, a five-year salary freeze may be the best solution for skyrocketing pension costs.
- 14 Comments
- Funding Retirement Medical Benefits on $75 a Month
- A multi-pronged approach can slash retiree medical costs.
- Girard Miller's Benefit Beat
- It happens like clockwork. As soon as a magnanimous stock market boosts pension assets to high-water marks, pension raiders lurk around--they can't wait to get their hands on the "overfunded" portfolio.
- Wanted: A Gold Standard for Pensions
- Public officials who run pension plans should update their rule books.
- 1 Comments
- New Proposals for Pension Books
- GASB's potential accounting rules may clobber employers' budgets
- 2 Comments
- Needed: New Rules for Pension Boards
- When it comes to governance, there's something amiss in California and other states as well.
- 1 Comments
- Uncle, Can You Spare a Dime?
- "Tough love" assistance from the feds might match the nation's mood.
- California's Pension Predicament
- Fixing the state's retirement finances is like untangling a Gordian knot.
- 16 Comments
- Out of Balance, or Out of Proportion?
- A new look at whether public employees are overpaid.
- 9 Comments
- A Facelift for Muni Bonds
- Surprise! Your bond ratings just went up!
- Setting a Gold Standard for Pensions
- The Government Finance Officers Association has issued a list of best practices for public pensions. These measures should be adopted nationwide.
- The Pension Tide Turns
- Illinois and New Jersey legislators try a new tack on reform.
- 3 Comments
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