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Witnesses: Accept No Substitutes for Social Security
By Allison BellPrivate companies are not really set up to provide the kind of long-term financial protection that Social Security programs provide, speakers said today at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
July 14, 2010
Witnesses: Accept No Substitutes for Social SecurityPrivate companies are not really set up to provide the kind of long-term financial protection that Social Security programs provide, speakers said today at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
July 12, 2010
Senate Vote, Quarterly Earnings, Federal Reserve: Advisor Briefing for the Week of July 12, 2010Market moving news for the week of July 12-16, 2010.
July 09, 2010
MSRB Asks SEC to Expand Public Information on ARS, VRDOsThe Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) filed on Friday, July 9, a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that amends an earlier filing about variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs) and auction rate securities (ARS).
July 06, 2010
Witness Suggests Changing Social Security Indexing MethodProposals for reining in Social Security and Medicare spending surfaced at a recent federal fiscal responsibility forum.
July 05, 2010
Whiskey to the (Pension) RescueCompany to use Johnnie Walker to fill $645 million retirement shortfall. Talk about liquid assets...
July 05, 2010
Witness Suggests Changing Social Security Indexing MethodProposals for reining in Social Security and Medicare spending surfaced at a recent federal fiscal responsibility forum.
July 02, 2010
Diageo Sends Whiskey to the (Pension) RescueIs there nothing the carmel color liquid can't do? Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker whiskey, found an innovative way to plug a gaping deficit in its pension plan: put aside 2 million barrels of maturing whiskey from its distilleries in Scotland.