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ICYMI: Pension Action Center Helps Widow Receive Retroactive Benefits

Pension Action Center Helps Widow Receive Retroactive Benefits - Pension Rights Center Elaine contacted the Pension Action Center (PAC) for help in securing a survivor benefit. After her husband passed away, she tried to contact the plan to begin receiving her benefits. While the plan never denied that she was owed a benefit, it proved particularly challenging for Elaine to contact th...

NEW BLOG: Pension Action Center Helps Widow Receive Retroactive Benefits

Pension Action Center Helps Widow Receive Retroactive Benefits - Pension Rights Center Elaine contacted the Pension Action Center (PAC) for help in securing a survivor benefit. After her husband passed away, she tried to contact the plan to begin receiving her benefits. While the plan never denied that she was owed a benefit, it proved particularly challenging for Elaine to contact th...

ICYMI: Some states have started mandatory auto-IRA programs to give private-sector workers whose employers don’t sponsor a retirement plan an opportunity to easily save for retirement at their workplace. Learn more about these programs and their impact in our new blog:

State Auto-IRA Programs Boosting Creation of Small-Employer Plans - Pension Rights Center By David Brandolph Over the past decade, many states have started mandatory auto-IRA programs to give private-sector workers whose employers don’t sponsor a retirement plan an opportunity to easily save for retirement at their workplace. A study published by the Center for Retirement Research at B...

Happy Fourth of July from the Pension Rights Center!

A retirement benefit, such as a pension or a 401(k), can be one of the largest financial assets in a divorce, but is often overlooked. Here's what you need to know about retirement and divorce:

What You Need To Know About Dividing Retirement Benefits at Divorce - Pension Rights Center Retirement benefits earned through a company’s retirement plan, such as a pension or 401(k) plan, can be one of the largest financial assets in a marriage. However, retirement benefits are often overlooked during divorce, in part because divorce is complicated and stressful and the spouse just wan...

Computer hacking, data breaches, cybercrime, financial scams... oh my! Cybersecurity risks are everywhere these days, and your retirement account could be a target.
The good news? You can reduce the cybersecurity risk of fraud or loss to your retirement account by taking these precautions:

Protecting Your Retirement Account Against Cybersecurity Threats - Pension Rights Center Data risk is everywhere, and without proper cybersecurity measures, your retirement account could be a target.

Mary, a 62-year-old California woman, was shocked when her employer-sponsored pension plan said that she wasn't eligible. Thanks to help from the Western States Pension Assistance Project, Mary was able to prove her eligibility and receive the benefits she earned.

Western States Pension Assistance Project Helps Retiree Prove Eligibility for Pension - Pension Rights Center A 62-year-old Western States Pension Assistance Project (WSPAP) client, Mary, was preparing for retirement. She had earned a pension for her work at a Californian telephone company in the 1980s. Mary routinely checked her electronic statements to confirm that her monthly benefit would be around $250...

Over the past decade, some states have started mandatory auto-IRA programs to give private-sector workers whose employers don’t sponsor a retirement plan an opportunity to easily save for retirement at their workplace. Learn more about these programs and their impact in our new blog:

State Auto-IRA Programs Boosting Creation of Small-Employer Plans - Pension Rights Center By David Brandolph Over the past decade, many states have started mandatory auto-IRA programs to give private-sector workers whose employers don’t sponsor a retirement plan an opportunity to easily save for retirement at their workplace. A study published by the Center for Retirement Research at B...

ICYMI: Check out the PRC's Spring Newsletter:

Spring Newsletter - Pension Rights Center Save the Date: the PRC is Celebrating its 50th Anniversary For five decades, the Pension Rights Center has helped workers and retirees secure their earned retirement benefits and championed improvements to our nation’s private sector retirement system. The Center will celebrate this milestone in W...

NEW BLOG: DOL Needs to Strengthen Plan Disclosure Notice Requirements

DOL Needs to Strengthen Plan Disclosure Notice Requirements - Pension Rights Center A recent New York Times (NYT) article demonstrates why, in this age of online accounts, it’s so important to have and retain paper copies of our financial statements and documents, including retirement plan disclosures. In the article, columnist Tara Siegal Bernard fielded a question from a woman ...