The article in the NY Times is about delaying the switch to new savings accounts in place of 401Ks. It has nothing to do with legalizing cash balance plans....
... Very good advice. I would only add, don't just rely on emails. Everyone knows how much spam you get. Well you can imagine all the email Congressional...
That's the idea, make the working conditions unbearable by design, low morale can be engineered and IBM Human Resources are experts in their field. Those...
My office lost about 10 SSR's last week and their ages are pretty much scattered across the board, no surprise there. What is bothering me is the way...
Because: 1) Some of us are relieved to be gone and have decided to get on with our lives. 2) Griping and moaning will do little since IBM will never have a...
If the "Fossil" is getting training, management approved it. Perhaps indirectly if not directly. If you are not getting training, management also approved it...
I guess if "Disgusted SSR" lost 10 people from his office that the 5+5 Retirement Package is just a strong rumor? After all it would be grossly unfair to can...
... the ... would be ... offer a ... ==== Fair ? Fair ? [looks thru korporate dictionary ] hmmmmm... can't seem to find that word anywhere.... Looks under...
Hi, dear friends. I've been away a while, but with the persistent rumours, I think it's time to look at the comparison between my current legacy pension plan...
I'll have 22 years in a couple of months and missed the choice between cash and old pension by a couple of months due to my age. Where do I stand, and what can...
... between cash and old pension by a couple of months due to my age. ... From your post, I'd say you are out of luck. I know how much of a pittance they gave...
Don't feel too bad. I met a very senior professional IBMer (Band 10) who had been at American Express IT when Gerstner was there (Gerstner was hated there as...
... there ... pension ... All bets are off in a bankruptcy. ERISA is waived under bankruptcy, it's all up to the judge. ... federal ... with ... Pension ... ...
... good ... very ... Eastern ... some ... All Bets are off in a corporate bankruptcy. According to ERISA statutes,ERISA protections disappear during a...
... If we allow cash balance plans to be classified as defined benefit plans, as is done in the proposed treasury regulations, and has been done by every cash ...
... You are a member of the class defined by Cooper v. IBM. You can read more about the suit at http://www.cashpensions.org/IBMCertFAQ.htm Since the FAQ was...
... RETIREQ is a spreadsheet that lets you do a detailed comparison between the 1995 plan and the 1999 plan -- you'll need to use the internal HRA tool first...
I am a retired IBM'er and luckily, I retired in 1995 prior to all the pension changes.......I generally agree that Gerstner has been ALMOST the worst thing...
... No we don't. Read anything and everything you can, regardless of who dishes it out. Get educated. Think. Learn. Then draw your own conclusions. In 1999, if...
... and ... So tell us what facts that Molly Ivins presented in her article http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/columnist s/molly_ivins/5274794.htm were...
And another thing... I am getting IBM retirement benefits and was wondering about -- One or two administrators ago, we used to get our retirement checks ...
... the funds on March 3rd. Hmmmmm Active employees get their paycheck PRIOR to the conflicting weekend. Example: We get paid on the 1st and 15th. If the 15th...
Let me guess: 1. You live in the South 2. You drive a Buick 3. You listen to a lot of Talk Radio, probably including Rush Limbaugh 4. You consider the...
The cash balance advocates are still out there lobbying in favor of the new regulations... Janet Proposed rules likely to bring more changes in retirement...
... I've uploaded new versions of RetireQ to the FILES section of the ibmpension board. RetireQ 123.EXE is for Lotus123 users RetireQ Excel.EXE is for...
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