Girard Miller

Recent Articles

• New Pension Math
• Apr 1, 2010
• Nationwide, public officials scramble to change new-hire benefits formulas.
• 10 Comments

• Two New Looks at Investment Assumptions
• Mar 18, 2010
• Reviews of the way public pensions measure their ROI and account for liabilities could have a major impact on state and local budgets.

• Build America Bonds Need a Push
• Mar 11, 2010
• As Congress debates extending BABs, it's time to weigh in with letters and phone calls.

• Crosswinds for Pension Reform
• Mar 4, 2010
• California's pension-limitation ballot initiative hits a wall with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and prominent gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman.
• 3 Comments

• 'Life-swapping': The Case For and Against Longevity Swaps
• Feb 18, 2010
• Could U.S. pension plans reduce risk by importing an idea from Europe?
• 4 Comments

• 'Build America Bonds' Forever, or Nevermore?
• Feb 11, 2010
• The Obama administration supports extending them. But if Congress fails to act, we may see a blizzard of BABs this December.

• Seeking Security for Retirement Funds
• Feb 4, 2010
• Pension-exchanges for IRAs and 401(k)s would strengthen President Obama's initiatives.
• 1 Comments

• Furlough Fever
• Feb 1, 2010
• Are four-day workweeks the beginning of a permanent trend or a passing phenomenon?

• California's $125 Million Middlemen
• Jan 21, 2010
• More evidence of influence-peddling in the Golden State's pension fund

• Federal Incentives for Retirement Benefits Reform?
• Jan 21, 2010
• The case for a taxable 'benefits bonds' rebate

• Could 'Build America Bonds' Be Extended After 2010?
• Jan 14, 2010
• The new subsidized taxable bond option has been highly successful.

• 2010 Retirement Reform Resolutions
• Jan 7, 2010
• Time for less finger-pointing and more action
• 4 Comments

• 2010 Pension Investment Outlook
• Jan 7, 2010
• For the coming year, here are some strategies - both 'inside the box' and 'outside the box.'

• Looking Twice at Pension Double-Dipping
• Dec 17, 2009
• Should full pensions be allowed if you keep working?
• 39 Comments

• New Retiree Benefits Scam: "Insurance Arbitrage"
• Dec 10, 2009
• Squirrelly insurance deals are too good to be true.
• 1 Comments