by PensionPortal | Apr 17, 2025 | Pension Education, Podcast, Retirement
Tom Strasburger, Ed Dressel, and Jim Westrum discuss the financial literacy of K-12 teachers, highlighting the misunderstood value of their pensions. Here is the link to the NTSA article of Dr. Randy Mahlerwein findings Dr. Randy Mahlerwein is the Assistant...
by PensionPortal | Feb 12, 2025 | Pension Education, Retirement
Having raised five children, I am well aware that the priorities I had as an adult were quite different from those of my children. Not knowing their priorities often resulted in frustration. Sometimes my attempts to invest in their enjoyment resulted in...
by PensionPortal | Dec 14, 2023 | Pension Education, Retirement
This past year, I’ve spoken about employee benefits and retention at several conferences around the country, and I’m particularly interested in the monthly separation rate for government employees. In 2020 and 2022, the numbers spiked, making it difficult for many...
by PensionPortal | Oct 3, 2023 | Pension Education, Retirement
A few years ago, my wife went to a garage sale and bought a box of old books for $25. She came home as excited as I had ever seen her. Why? One of the books was an 1831 edition of The Federalist Papers. We searched online and were thrilled to see an estimated value of...
by PensionPortal | Aug 30, 2023 | Retirement
Leveraging Retirement Benefits to Retain Employees Many things changed through COVID in our society, including how people view the world around them. Remote work is now much more popular (though debated), how we view employment (resulting in the Great Resignation of...
