Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
Republicans to Joint Select Committee: Repeal PPACA, Scrutinize Entitlement Programs
By Elizabeth D. FestaIf you want to trim the budget, throw PPACA overboard and standardize states' health care spending and preserve Medicare access to rural areas, says the Senate Finance Committee's leading Republican.
May 04, 2011
Having the 'Driving' Conversation With Older Clients, or Their ParentsHelp for clients, or advisors, who must have a difficult conversation with aging family members about giving up driving.
May 03, 2011
Public Pension Battle Heats UpThe House Ways and Means Committee oversight subcommittee is organizing a hearing on state and local pension plan disclosure rules.
May 02, 2011
Towers Watson: Pension Funding Levels Creep UpLarge U.S. pension plans were a little closer to being fully funded at the end of 2010 than they were a year earlier, according to consultants at Towers Watson & Company.
April 12, 2011
Congress Moves Budget Vote to Thursday; SEC, CFTC See Budget BoostThe House and Senate are scheduled to hold votes on a final budget agreement in the form of a Continuing Resolution that would fund the government until Sept. 30 and cuts more than $38 billion in federal spending.
April 06, 2011
Report Says DB Pensions are at a Tipping PointMore than half of private sector defined benefit plan sponsors in Canada have converted their plans to defined contribution arrangements for current or future employees, according to a new report.
March 28, 2011
As State Securities Regulators Worry About SEC Funding, Government Shutdown LoomsAs state securities regulators gathered at their annual public policy conference in Washington on Monday, the threat of a government shutdown looked imminent.
March 08, 2011
Nonprofits Must Take Action to Weather the RecessionFour steps philanthropists can take to help nonprofits ensure their survival.