Tag: retirement
Study reveals most tax-friendly retirement spots in Alabama
If you’re planning on spending your golden years in the Yellowhammer State, you may want to consider settling down in Tallassee, Wetumpka or Attalla.
A new study...
Gregory G. Fitch, director of Alabama Commission on Higher Education, announces...
Gregory G. Fitch announced his retirement as executive director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) Wednesday, ending a 45-year career in education.
Fitch, who...
Personnel note: Ed Paulk retires, Scott Pilgreen named State Fire Marshal
A new Alabama fire marshal was named Friday morning as veteran Marshal Ed Paulk retired after nearly 40 years of public service.
Scott Pilgreen, was tapped to replace...
Survey rates DeKalb as best Alabama city for living on fixed...
A new survey lists DeKalb, AL as the best city in the Yellowhammer State for older Americans living on Social Security.
The financial services firm SmartAsset...
Bradley Byrne votes to protect access to retirement advice for American...
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted along party lines, 234-183, Thursday to repeal a new Department of Labor rule the Obama administration introduced in...
Lynn Greer & Katherine Robertson: The fight for pension reform in...
Like many pension funds across the country, the State of Alabama's public pension system faces significant funding challenges. Alabama's pension costs have doubled over the last...
Alabama House of Representatives approves retirement bill for new state hires
The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would automatically enroll new state employees in individual retirement accounts.
HB466 passed 91 to 10 and...
Daniel Sutter: Mickey Mantle, pensions and safety nets
Employer-provided pensions across the U.S. are changing. The old standard, the defined benefit plan, is rapidly disappearing. I suspect that this change will have...
Robertson/Barth/Jahera: Legislators step up to tackle Alabama’s underfunded pensions
On November 9, a newspaper in North Alabama published an editorial suggesting that any legislative interest in our state's public pension system would inevitably spell...
