April 2016

3 Questions About California’s Retiree Healthcare Benefits

April 21, 2016

An LA Times story spurs questions around benefit accessibility, cost, and responsibility.

A Tale of Two Teachers: A Retirement Story

April 14, 2016

It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to prioritize one year of teaching over another. But that's exactly what teacher pensions do.

Mobility and Portability

Retirement Insecurity

What Is the Average Teacher Pension in My State?

April 13, 2016

Leslie Kan

What is the average teacher pension? While this is an important piece of data, it doesn’t quite get at the whole picture.

State Pension Plans

Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), Explained

April 7, 2016

Leslie Kan

How the Social Security WEP and GPO provisions can affect teachers with mixed Social Security coverage.

Teachers and Social Security

Let's Not Kid Ourselves. There Were No "Good Ol' Days" of Retirement Saving.

April 4, 2016

Chad Aldeman

There's a common, widespread belief that the corporate shift from defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution 401k plans harmed retirement savings. This is a myth.

Alternative Models