The FHA contributions have stopped as planned. It was a 10 year program of contributions that started in July 1999 with an initial amount and a monthly series...
IBM makes the $2500 annual contributions to your account only for 10 years. After that, the FHA just earns interest. The 10 years since IBM implemented the...
... Did you turn 50? Contributions are only made for 10 years from the time you turn 40 to the time you turn 50. From that point on your account will be...
Either 1) you are now RETIRED in which case you get interest ONLY or 2) you are employed and they have made their full contribution ($25,000) per the rules of...
Back around May of 2007 some of us were told that a tape with payroll info was lost by IBM and we were enrolled in ID TheftSmart to monitor illegal activity....
Are you an employee or a retiree? I just checked my account details on Netbenefits. My FHA account shows that 3rd quarter interest was posted each month at...
You say you got a letter and a call? I certainly hope you initiated the call to your bank!! As to how, that is what keeps protection software going, hackers...
I seem to recall that I would get a note once a month stating "no activity". And now that I think about it I do not recall getting those notices for some time....
Thanks IBM. I just called IdTheftSmart and was told IBM dropped this service. So, they must have felt that if we weren't impacted by now we would not be. What...
Good advice, this is the path I am working on. Will it save me when the times comes? One never knows, but at least it does broaden my options. I think for...
More than likely this has nothing to do with the security of your own PC but the security of your bank's data center or the security of third parties that they...
I seem to recall from when I got the original letter announcing the IdTheft program that it wasn't permanent but only for a specific period of time. I think...
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE5A20DX20091103 Executive pensions rose in '08 even as stocks fell: report Tue Nov 3, 2009 8:20am EST ...
When I asked if anyone else on this list was having a problem I knew it was a long shot that it was related to the lost IBM tape. Now, because of some things...
I'm surprised there hasn't been a lot more discussion on this topic since we all received our 2010 packets. With my spouse and I both on Medicare, pretty...
Duh! http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=8996642 People With Pensions Sleep Better After Retirement NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Retirees have something...
My wife and I thought about the same thing but one never knows when a medical catastrophe may strike. For this reason, we decided to take the IBM Medical/Drug...
Key words "EXCELLENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS"!!!! I guess there was no FINE print in their "About Your Company" booklet. I bet Sammy and the 3499 sleep well just...
i subscribe to the same plan but i am alone so my premium is $10.00 pr month an increase of $2.00 over last year, i am curious are all the premiums the same or...
http://protectseniors.org/ H.R. 3962 Includes Retiree Protections The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Affordable Health Care for America...
Just received results of second appeal of loss of a $46,000 Future Health Account. IBM restructured its pension and healthcare accounts several years ago,...
... rees. ... 1) It also doesn't help those fired before they qualify for the FHA. 2) It doesn't help those who have NO retiree medical plan from an employer. ...
We had same type problem in June with Wells Fargo, we don't use account much either. We had to make a new account, then they tried to charge us a monthy fee....
I (we) have AETNA/ medicare plan. Premium approx. $200/mo.Wife has a high need for prescriptions, hospitals and re-habs. Most but not all of our costs were...
Just think of it as a 25% increase. If you got that pension raise given last year consider yourself fortunate. It probably pays you that extra two dollars and...
... At 67 he is covered by medicare. I couldn't find anything called "high deductible" under the medicare options (there is one under the non-medicare...