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Retirement Canary is intended to provide a macro view of retirement for United States citizens. The main topic will be past, current and anticipated events occurring in the Social Security system, domestic pension plans (both private and government) and the individual retirement domains.

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More of the Same: A follow up on the Social Security Crisis

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August 19, 2016
Latest Articles, Social Security
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As a follow up to last week’s article, a different perspective has been located. Although the common belief is for Social Security assets to last into the early 2030’s, one writer presents arguments that the ti... Read More...
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Are The US Pension Issues Too Big For The Government To Handle?

canary
August 12, 2016
Latest Articles, Pension News
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What if the powers that be had determined the pension issues in the US are collectively too big to handle?  The list of funding goals for the government is long and large with many players lobbying for their re... Read More...
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A Comment on your Comments: Is Social Security a Fraud?

canary
August 5, 2016
Latest Articles, Social Security
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Comments from readers of our blog and other blogs present a theme that is the topic of this article. Issues of the management, direction, and disclosure by our government of the Social Security Trusts have brou... Read More...
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Social Security Disability is Disabled

canary
July 29, 2016
Latest Articles, Social Security
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We had previously explored the most current forecast regarding the depletion of “Social Security”.  Actually, Social Security is comprised of two different trusts.  The retirement trust is the Federal Old-Age a... Read More...
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How Pension Plan Restructuring Impacts Retirees

canary
July 22, 2016
Latest Articles, Pension News
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It is one thing to read about pension problems, it is another thing to experience them first hand. In the last few years, we have seen several cities completing the negotiations and enacting plans for the restr... Read More...
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Friday Humor

canary
July 22, 2016
Humor, Latest Articles
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Your Safe Withdrawal Rate Is Probably Wrong

canary
July 19, 2016
Latest Articles, Retirement News
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An important question commonly asked by retiree’s is: what's a safe withdrawal rate from my investment portfolio so the assets will last a lifetime? If each of us knew how long we would live, the math would be ... Read More...
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Central States Pension Fund: How best to slice a pie

canary
July 15, 2016
Pension News
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Another recent development on the Central States Pension Fund is the Government announcement that it will investigate the prior investment decisions of the fund.  Although an honest review of all areas of this ... Read More...
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Running On Fumes: The Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund

canary
July 13, 2016
Latest Articles, Pension News
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Of interest to this site is the Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund. The 5500 (an annual report by retirement plans) filing for the plan year ending August 31, 2014 indicated payments of $47,049,132 to retiree... Read More...
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The Sad Tale of The Central States Pension Fund

canary
July 12, 2016
Latest Articles, Pension News
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We call your attention to one excellent example of the many hidden pension problems we are facing but remain out of the headlines. This article briefly, but clearly describes the history and present condition o... Read More...
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