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Old 02-12-2012, 12:21 PM   #1
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WSJ - Signs Your Pension Plan Is in Trouble

The 2/11/2012 Wall Street Journal has this article which may be of interest to some of us. I will post the link here, though I suspect it is behind a pay-wall. A quick trip to the library can fix the problem with an old fashioned hard copy.

Conquering Retirement: Signs Your Pension Plan Is in Trouble - WSJ.com
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Old 02-12-2012, 07:04 PM   #2
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It is accessible w/o a subscription/payment.

Is there point would you like to make, or were you just curious if it was behind a pay-wall? W/O any comment, you basically posted a blind link.

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The article covers four items:

Your pension is healthy, but your employer isn't.

Your plan offers lump-sum payouts.

Your company changes hands.

Your employer gets religion.
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Old 02-13-2012, 01:44 PM   #4
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Makes me think of SS not being able to pay full benefits down the road.
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Company changes hands killed my pension in 1994 (technically frozen at a very low benefit). Though it didn't seem so at the time, they probably did me a favor in that it forced me to plan on fending for myself while I still had time to do so.
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Even though I receive a pension I still save and watch my money. Never know what could happen. Supposedly ours is doing really well.
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