Chad Aldeman's blog

  • California Pensions: An Interview with Dave Low

    April 3, 2014
    Chad Aldeman
    To better understand the issues around California’s pension plans, I spoke with Dave Low, the Chairman of Californians for Retirement Security.
    Pension Politics
    Retirement Insecurity
    Teachers and Social Security
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  • How Generous Are Public Pensions?

    March 28, 2014
    Chad Aldeman
    For the average full-career state worker, traditional defined benefit plans are working quite well. But these are the relative winners of the pension lottery, and all other participants are losing out.
    Pension Politics
    Retirement Insecurity
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  • The Pension IOU

    March 26, 2014
    Chad Aldeman
    Pensions are an investment in the future, but politicians can’t resist the urge to use today’s money to pay for today’s services.
    Pension Politics
    State Pension Plans
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  • My Presentation at AEFP: Using Pension Plans to Measure Teacher Attrition Rates

    March 17, 2014
    Chad Aldeman
    Last week we presented our new paper, Friends without Benefits: How States Systematically Shortchange Teachers' Retirement and Threaten Their Retirement Security, at the 39th annual conference of the Association of Education Finance and Policy (AEFP).
    Mobility and Portability
    Retirement Insecurity
    State Pension Plans
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  • Warren Buffett on Pensions

    March 6, 2014
    Chad Aldeman
    Warren Buffett's latest letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway has a wonderful primer on pensions.
    Pension Politics
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