... without ... 1/2? ... Most of the discussion has been about folks retireing prior to age 55 and trying to figure out what to do about withdrawels from their...
... There are four things you should start with: 1) Write a letter to the editor of your local paper --- I've attached below the one I sent off yesterday. 2)...
Hello, My name is Kevin Hayes and I was laid off from Global Services last year. I have joined this group to keep abreast of the changes in IBM's pension plan....
AND...... you can take up to 4 distributions a year out (500 or more) at any time in the year!!! you can take them in 4 consequitive daze if you like!!! Up to...
Hello Janet: FIrst of all I thank you for every thing you have done and doing for the cause. I also thank to Kathi for her endurance and congratlate her for...
... Officially, while you were on the bridge, you were 'employed' by IBM. While you did not do any actual work for IBM after you left in June 1993, you did...
The version of Boehner's Bill that I saw eliminated early retirement subsidies from the calculation of the opening account of a cash balance plan. It bases...
... I think you left something out of your analysis. If you work beyond your 30th anniversary, you stay in the active employee health insurance pool as...
... (age ... (c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this...
... Depends what is actually in that section. There are two issues here. (1) Whether the opening account of a cash balance plan includes the present value of...
... Here is the full text of the HR 2831 bill on thomas.loc.gov ... H. R. 2831 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the...
... "`(III) In determining the entire accrued benefit for purposes of this clause, the subsidized portion of any early retirement benefit (including any early...
Widows' Lament As Companies Cut Spousal, Death Benefits for Retirees, Survivors Suffer More Loss By ELLEN E. SCHULTZ Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ...
Friends, I took the latest version of HR2830/2831 to a party of litigation specialists and accountants last night. It quickly became the central topic of...
... central ... discussed ... Good question! Let's just say that I find the timing of this bill most interesting. And here is another piece of the big picture:...
Janet, thank you for your well wishes. After IBM, I was able to get a job at one of my customers and worked for a bank 8 years, at that time they also offered...
... We do not need to allow it to stay "Secret"... That is why I suggest we all start calling both our representatives in Congress, to ask them why they are...
... wouldn't jeopardize Cooper (assuming of course it isn't amended again before final passage!), but overall it still looks like it is very tilted towards...
Regarding item 4 in the following post. If the bills effective date remains at 6/29/2005 I don't understand how would it still be possible that IBM could go...
... Because IBM would be able to implement a new plan amendment effective 6/30/2005... Are there people here who honestly believe the new IBM would NOT do that...
Recognizing that I will not be with IBM until 65 and that even if I do make it to a retirement elgible age my FHA will not bridge me to age 65 I'm looking for...
Financial straits of pension guarantor and Social Security worry impending retirees. By Marilyn Geewax WASHINGTON BUREAU Sunday, July 03, 2005 WASHINGTON ...
Sorry, but I still don't understand how IBM could go back and change a DB pension to a cash balance.I understand how it could happen if you were not already...
What a wonderful country we have. I truly doubt this is what the founders envisioned as we celebrate the 4th. Visteon to Slash Retiree Benefits The embattled...
http://www.dukeemployees.com/newsjuly2000.shtml They tried the same thing about five years ago. ... But the key rallying point among opponents of the...