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Girard Miller

Girard Miller

Finance Columnist

Girard Miller is the finance columnist for Governing. He is a retired investment and public finance professional and the author of “Enlightened Public Finance” (2019). Miller brings 30 years of experience in public finance and investments as a former Governmental Accounting Standards Board member and ICMA Retirement Corp. president.

Miller writes Governing's bi-weekly newsletter on public finance, which you can sign up for here.

He can be reached at millergirard@yahoo.com. 

Public employers can no longer afford to pay employees' share of pension costs.
Even in a post-recession economy, leaders must learn to say no.
There really is no place in the pension boardroom for mercenaries.
The "B" word shows up in earnings and news reports.
How the Golden State "borrows" money from taxpayers -- interest free.
In the wake of a scandal, a ballot initiative to reform the state's pension system gains new fuel.
Realistic income-replacement ratios in the 'new normal' economy
States could get clobbered with new costs.
Resentment is building among younger workers, and Boomer unionists face a backlash.
Inflation, rising interest rates and company defaults are among the perils.