send to ibmsamaag@yahoogroups.com ... From: williricky@... To: ibmpension@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:31 AM Subject: [IBM Pension]...
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albanyblue2000
Feb 1, 2004 11:08 pm
... ================== That's interesting, Janet, since the classes have already been certified, the testimony has already been taken, and (I think) there are...
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albanyblue2000
Feb 1, 2004 11:08 pm
... ============================= Don, if the relief sought by the Classes is the restitution of past retirement pay, and re-calculation of future benefits,...
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Douglas Laing
idgl99
Feb 1, 2004 11:09 pm
The following is a article published in the South African daily newspaper "Business Day" under the above headline. CAPE TOWN: IBM SA pensioners are once again...
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ibm_country_boy
Feb 1, 2004 11:10 pm
My friends, I'd like to thank all of you on my past questions and the latest one on SSS Income Leveling. I just got my official "1" PBC rating on Friday,...
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ibm_country_boy
Feb 1, 2004 11:11 pm
One big area of consternation I have as I make my decisions on retiring from IBM is the spouse/partner payment continuation after I die. Seems like there are a...
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clackey
creepingstone
Feb 1, 2004 11:55 pm
Good questions. My numbers are old (1998) and are tied (%) to your raw pension amount, but here goes. PRSO rates are respective of the age that you retire, and...
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chz_whiz
Feb 2, 2004 12:10 am
Another firm admits offshoring was a mistake...... But Shop Direct's decision is a rare exception to the trend of work migrating abroad By S. Srinivasan ...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Feb 2, 2004 1:21 am
... I ... wife ... old ... rates ... went ... You're right; they are tough decisions. A crystal ball that knew exactly how long you and your spouse would live...
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Don
oldfkndog
Feb 2, 2004 2:18 am
Ok, Mr. Cericola, I yield to your professional opinion. I've never pasted a bar anywhere, although I've been plastered in one or two. But - the longer IBM...
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alwaysontheroad4bigblue
alwaysonther...
Feb 2, 2004 3:12 am
Please see http://www.ibmemployee.com/ for news and links of interest to IBM employees, ex-employees, retirees, and persons interested in pension, retirement,...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Feb 2, 2004 4:30 am
... there ... process ... distribution ... so, ... You've certainly thrown together a lot of legal terms, but it doesn't change the fact that there have been a...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Feb 2, 2004 4:45 am
... never ... two. ... of ... that ... You don't need to concede, Don; you happen to be right! Check out IBM's brief (available in the files area of this site)...
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ibmmike2006
Feb 2, 2004 6:20 am
Stay away from the Social Security Leveling Option, it is a rip off. ... I ... wife ... old ... rates ... went...
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Dave Finlay
old_engineer
Feb 2, 2004 6:29 am
Don, I wouldn't give up just yet. IBM is asserting (with Supreme Court precedents) that, even if they lose, the judgment does not apply retroactively. They are...
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The Snodgrass Family
b_snod
Feb 2, 2004 4:47 pm
The internet works around the world, can you tell us what the problem is? Outside the US, addresses have a country suffix, like England has .UK ...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Feb 2, 2004 5:06 pm
... in ... the ... IBM's proposal would apply to current retirees prospectively -- this means that if they accepted an annuity, rather than a cash balance, ...
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justa_bean_counter
justa_bean_c...
Feb 2, 2004 5:59 pm
You might want to pick up the Feb 9 edition of U.S. News & World Report. I just caught it online. Interesting read on IBM's employees... US News & World Report...
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west_coast_retired_guy
west_coast_r...
Feb 2, 2004 6:49 pm
I took the 50% option when I retired in 1991 and bought insurance to make up the difference for my wife. However, I'm now sorry that I did it that way and...
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ibm_slave
Feb 2, 2004 9:33 pm
I'm copying this post by Jim Grimes from the ibmunion website: Unless congress intervenes the job exodus will grow exponentially. And as more and more...
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ibmchaS
Feb 3, 2004 12:26 am
... I ... wife ... old ... rates ... went ... I retired it 1995 and chose the 100% spouse option because she had no other retirement income on her own. It is...
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The Snodgrass Family
b_snod
Feb 3, 2004 12:41 am
I also went for 100% J+S, wife is 6 years younger, and mother is approaching 90. She'll outlive me by 20 years. She'll also get my SS as she stayed home and...
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albanyblue2000
Feb 3, 2004 12:47 am
... ===================================== I took the 50% option, based on other income-producing items I have. You should compare the annual cost of the XX%...
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albanyblue2000
Feb 3, 2004 2:01 am
... ======================================== Janet, as I said in a previous, - recent, - post, I hope the Cooper lawyers don't negotiate that away. IBM is...
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albanyblue2000
Feb 3, 2004 2:02 am
... ====================== Don, I certainly agree with you. These class action lawsuits ARE hell. And, they are made so by defendants (that's IBM) who will ...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Feb 3, 2004 2:16 am
I have several notes in my inbox with very bad news... Michael Gordon, NRLN attorney, passed away Sunday morning from double pneumonia. For those that knew...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Feb 3, 2004 2:31 am
http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/js1131.htm Excerpts: Today the Treasury Department announced that the President's FY 2005 Budget includes the following...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Feb 3, 2004 2:34 am
The treasury today announced they have gone back to the drawing board with their attempts to legalize cash balance plans -- this time they are proposing...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Feb 3, 2004 2:42 am
Budget Plan On Cash-Balance Pensions Stirs Controversy By ARDEN DALE Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK -- In the oft-sleepy world of retirement benefits, cash- ...
