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Pensions in a Load of Trouble, Part II
The state of Rhode Island has been a big-time investor, through its pensions, in hedge funds. Retired teachers who depend on this money for...
Connecticut’s Pension Ranks #48
You read that right. Connecticut’s funding of its pension obligations ranks #48 in the country only to be outdone by Kentucky and Illinois.
Connecticut, with...
Beware Pension Liabilities
What happens when cities do not reform pensions? Or when government unions, refusing to compromise on pensions and retiree health care, insist that the...
Pensions Headed for Trouble
Pensions are headed for trouble with their still-unrealistic expectations.
More than two-thirds of state retirement systems have trimmed assumptions since 2008 as the financial crisis...
Pensions Underfunded
Chances are your state and local pension systems are underfunded. Pension shortfalls have become a common theme across the country and public-sector employees are pushing back hard....
Pension Cuts in California
This is what happens when pension promises can't be met--government files for bankruptcy and cuts them. What are Californians thinking? Politicians can't be trusted...
The Future of Pension Reform
Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo's public pension reforms were a template for other states around the country. Now the changes are being derailed...
Public Pension Madness
Alternative investments or hedge funds line the pockets of the well connected, not the public sector retirees that invest in them. Politicians like alt...
Big-City Pension Cookers
The pressure on big cities continues to build thanks to overzealous promises by politicians in places like Springfield, IL. The Wall Street Journal continues...
Pension Reform?
Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington, Kentucky is taking a victory lap for pension reform. But at the end of the day Lexington, KY is...
Dick's Must Reads
Concentrate on Dividend Record and Compounding
Originally posted March 11, 2020.Â
There are few histories as crucial to the course of my life as my awakening to the power of compound...
The Four Most Important Words in Investing
UPDATE 1.20.26: I like a long-term targeted 4% Fed funds rate. The Fed needs to protect savers with a funds rate at 4% or...
Still Stirring Excellence—Esquire Honors Clarke Cooke House
Artwork by Steve Schneider
Originally posted on August 4, 2025.
If you’ve received a birthday card from Your Survival Guy, then you know how neat the...
