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... ================== That's interesting, Janet, since the classes have already been certified, the testimony has already been taken, and (I think) there are...
... ============================= Don, if the relief sought by the Classes is the restitution of past retirement pay, and re-calculation of future benefits,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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 ...
... 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...
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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... 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...
... 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)...
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...
... in ... the ... IBM's proposal would apply to current retirees prospectively -- this means that if they accepted an annuity, rather than a cash balance, ...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
... ===================================== I took the 50% option, based on other income-producing items I have. You should compare the annual cost of the XX%...
... ======================================== Janet, as I said in a previous, - recent, - post, I hope the Cooper lawyers don't negotiate that away. IBM is...
... ====================== Don, I certainly agree with you. These class action lawsuits ARE hell. And, they are made so by defendants (that's IBM) who will ...
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...
http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/js1131.htm Excerpts: Today the Treasury Department announced that the President's FY 2005 Budget includes the following...
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...
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- ...
