• 69 Is The New 65
• BY: Girard Miller   |   November 17, 2010
• The President's commission faces up to longevity. When will pension funds?
• 17 Comments

• Middle Ground for Social Security and Medicare Reform
• BY: Girard Miller   |   November 10, 2010
• Three meaningful reform ideas worth sending to the lame ducks in Congress.
• 3 Comments

• How to Run a Pension Fund -- Without Running It Into the Ground
• BY: Girard Miller   |   November 4, 2010
• Government finance officers tell it like it is. Will politicians finally listen?
• 30 Comments

• Bending the Medical-Cost Curve
• BY: Girard Miller   |   October 21, 2010
• Health-care reformers say it can be done. Girard Miller doubts it.
• 6 Comments

• Social Security and Medicare Costs Runaway
• BY: Girard Miller   |   October 14, 2010
• An actuarial autopilot is necessary if Congress won't bite the bullet to control costs.
• 5 Comments

• A Fresh Look at Dysfunctional Pension Formulas
• BY: Girard Miller   |   October 7, 2010
• A team of researchers is rethinking the basis for calculating pensions.
• 5 Comments

• Who Should Pay the Pension Bill?
• BY: Girard Miller   |   October 2010
• As states face funding problems, retirees and employees will feel pressure to chip in.
• 8 Comments

• Public Pensions Investing for Less
• BY: Girard Miller   |   September 23, 2010
• Many pension funds will cut their investment-return assumptions.
• 2 Comments

• A Ginnie Mae "in Every Pot"
• BY: Girard Miller   |   September 22, 2010
• The White House's mortgage relief strategy to enable underwater homeowners to modify their current mortgages on more-favorable terms is too timid.

• "Personal-izing" Social Security
• BY: Girard Miller   |   September 15, 2010
• Private accounts can work, but they're not for everyone.
• 3 Comments

• Hybrid Vigor for Pension Evolution
• BY: Girard Miller   |   September 9, 2010
• A good option for new public employees is a "half & half" defined-benefit and defined-contribution plan.
• 1 Comments

• Finding Safe Harbor from Pension Fraud
• BY: Girard Miller   |   September 9, 2010
• The Governmental Accounting Standards Board's pension disclosures could help CFOs sleep at night.
• 1 Comments

• Last Call for the Retirement Medical Benefits Gravy Train
• BY: Girard Miller   |   September 9, 2010
• Federal reimbursement for high-cost early retirees will begin soon.

• The FICA Free-Lunch Crowd
• BY: Girard Miller   |   August 12, 2010
• Social Security reformers need a fair plan for the six million free-riders.
• 24 Comments

• The Evils of Evergreen Contracts
• BY: Girard Miller   |   August 5, 2010
• The "miracle of compound interest" helped put Bell, Calif., in the doghouse.
• 2 Comments

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