Retirement

“Pension Crisis”: This is How You’ll Bail out Municipal Pension Funds

by Wolf Richter • Sep 15, 2016 • 83 Comments

Check the bills in your mailbox. Happening now in Chicago.

LEAKED: Japan’s Mega-Pension Fund Plows into Stocks, Eats $50Bn Loss, Tries to Hide it till after Election

by Wolf Richter • Jul 3, 2016 • 29 Comments

Benefiting hedge funds and banks that had front-run the fund.

Toxic Mix Eats into Hedge Funds

by Wolf Richter • Apr 21, 2016 • 17 Comments

They think they can “do no wrong even as they’re losing money.”

The 10 Worst “Sinkhole States” in America

by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2015 • 10 Comments

Where taxpayers shoulder the largest burden of state debt.

Iceland Officials Fret Growing Bubble Threatens Entire Pension System

by Contributor • Sep 19, 2014 • Comments Off on Iceland Officials Fret Growing Bubble Threatens Entire Pension System

“We’re seriously concerned.” And they’re locked in due to capital controls.

Hawaii: Fiscal “Sinkhole State”

by Contributor • Sep 2, 2014 • Comments Off on Hawaii: Fiscal “Sinkhole State”

A few states consistently pop up as having the most pension debt. Hawaii isn’t always on that list. But it should be.

The Lawsuit That Could Legalize Pay-To-Play For Pension Funds

by Contributor • Aug 17, 2014 • 2 Comments

This type of corruption is costly for retirees and very lucrative for Wall Street and politicians. Now they want to legalize it as “free speech.”

Public Pension Plans: Boom and Bubble Forever Or Bust

by Wolf Richter • Jun 11, 2014 • Comments Off on Public Pension Plans: Boom and Bubble Forever Or Bust

State and city pension plans have been in a heap of trouble for years. What they need in order to be there in the future is a booming economy year after year and endlessly inflating asset bubbles. Otherwise, forget it. And even then, there’s a $1.1 trillion hole.

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