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The pension-funding crisis undermining the stability of Illinois and Chicago is rippling through hundreds of smaller governments, squeezing budgets as officials prop up teetering police and fire retirement funds.

In evaluating public sector pension plans, NIRS said, the study relied on private sector pension data, rather than public sector data, to do soand this invalidated its findings.

Every now and then, it's worth pausing to dwell on the impressive innovation that comes from some of the industry's greatest minds.

About 52 percent of U.S. mutual funds that focus on municipal debt hold Puerto Rico securities, and a crisis there could affect retirement portfolios in the U.S.

A study looking at 50 state pension plans reveals the good, the mediocre, and the ugly--here's a ranking of state pensions by the percentage of their pensions that were funded.

Before you move, it's good to factor in where your money will go. Here are 10 states where your dollars buy less.

The cost of living varies from state to state, and if youre looking ahead to retirement, you might want to consider that when relocating to a new place.

Primerica head Peter Schneider testified about the DOLs current proposal, then Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, questioned him--here's how their dialog went.