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No Damages, No Disruption: The Lessons of Spence v. American Airlines - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement The recent ruling on damages in the Spence v. American Airlines litigation revealed the suit for what it is: more political theater than legal reality. For America’s retirees, the outcome is what matters – and the good news is that the ruling left retirement plans intact and avoided dangerous precedents that could have undermined retirement...

The recent ruling in Spence v. American Airlines proved it was more political theater than legal reality. That’s good news for retirees; it left retirement plans intact & avoided dangerous precedents that could've undermined retirement security nationwide zurl.co/Pa6EJ

New Survey: Americans Want More Choices – and Help – When It Comes to Retirement - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement While millions of Americans are working hard to save for the future, the majority continue to face serious challenges building adequate retirement and emergency savings. New data confirms what we’ve long believed: American people are signaling a clear desire for more innovative and flexible investment tools – especially within their existing retirement plans. One of...

The latest data from BlackRock is clear: when it comes to retirement, Americans want more options, better tools, and stronger support to build lasting financial security. zurl.co/oPZqm

New Survey: Americans Want More Choices – and Help – When It Comes to Retirement - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement While millions of Americans are working hard to save for the future, the majority continue to face serious challenges building adequate retirement and emergency savings. New data confirms what we’ve long believed: American people are signaling a clear desire for more innovative and flexible investment tools – especially within their existing retirement plans. One of...

New data from BlackRock shows 66% of voters support opening up retirement plans to include more assets – real estate, infrastructure projects like energy, transportation, and data centers, & private companies not typically listed on public exchanges. zurl.co/hMZ4i

Policy Noise Obstructs Stewardship Employees and parents across Oklahoma have spent years dutifully contributing to retirement accounts and the state’s 529 college savings program. Their hope is that the contributions invested grow …

Who stands to lose out from OK Treasurer Russ’ misplaced priorities? The people of Oklahoma, especially the hard-working Sooners who have retirement accounts, pensions, or 529 college savings accounts. Read more: zurl.co/45TaX

Policy Noise Obstructs Stewardship Employees and parents across Oklahoma have spent years dutifully contributing to retirement accounts and the state’s 529 college savings program. Their hope is that the contributions invested grow …

OK Treasurer Russ’ focus on fighting multinational corporations’ practices has taken away from his primary objective: ensuring that retirement and college savings funds are well-managed and deliver strong returns. Read more: zurl.co/nJXpG

Two former U.S. senators, Jon Tester of MT & Joe Donnelly of IN, criticize the lawsuit led by TX AG Ken Paxton & 10 other states, accusing BlackRock, Vanguard & State Street of conspiring to pressure coal companies to reduce production. zurl.co/ZqYSF

Policy Noise Obstructs Stewardship Employees and parents across Oklahoma have spent years dutifully contributing to retirement accounts and the state’s 529 college savings program. Their hope is that the contributions invested grow …

Trevor Dorsey, Vice-Mayor of Bartlesville & a banking executive, writes in an op-ed: “many lawmakers across the country are continuing to inexplicably fight odd battles crusading against certain types of investing when in reality all we want as taxpayers is for our monies to grow.” zurl.co/B9ijZ

Retired NYC Firefighter: Retirees deserve better than politicking with pensions - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement Those who dedicated their lives to serving the public as firefighters, police officers, and teachers deserve what they’ve been promised – a secure retirement. That promise must be kept, and it requires making decisions about pension management with one goal in mind: protecting retirees’ financial futures. But thanks to politicians turning pension fund management into...

“Retirement systems exist for one reason and one reason only: to deliver the strongest possible returns to retirees. Every dollar earned...represents food on the table and dignity maintained for those who gave their working lives to this city.” Read more: zurl.co/cJKEs

Opinion: Retirees deserve better than politicking with pensions Retirement systems exist for one reason and one reason only: to deliver the strongest possible returns to retirees.

Those who serve the public as firefighters, police officers, & teachers deserve what was promised: a secure retirement. That's now at risk thanks to politicians. Read more from Richard Brower, retired firefighter and former president of the UFOU: zurl.co/6yPzz

“Protecting the financial future of American workers and retirees should transcend politics. It’s an issue Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike should be able to agree on,” writes APSR President Tim Hill in a recent Washington Times piece: zurl.co/2HYLp

2025 Read on Retirement survey | BlackRock The Read on Retirement® survey provides insights from a research study of U.S. defined contribution plan sponsors, workplace savers and retirees.

Savers are increasingly asking their employers for more help with retirement planning. 50% prefer to have their investments managed for them, up from 36% in 2017, according to the latest Read on Retirement report by BlackRock. zurl.co/n24hz

Phased Retirement: Easing into the Next Chapter  - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement The benefits and considerations of transitioning into retirement gradually. Retirement doesn’t have to be the all-or nothing decision it often feels like. For many, the idea of abruptly leaving the workforce can feel daunting. Phased retirement offers a flexible alternative, allowing individuals to gradually reduce their working hours while still contributing to their expertise. This...

Considering retirement but worried about the financial implications? A "phased retirement" can ease the transition by shifting to part-time, allowing people to delay drawing from retirement savings, and even allowing those funds to grow more. zurl.co/TzVPP

2025 Read on Retirement survey | BlackRock The Read on Retirement® survey provides insights from a research study of U.S. defined contribution plan sponsors, workplace savers and retirees.

The number of retirees who feel prepared financially for the rest of their retirement reached an all-time low at 27%, down from 43% in 2020, according to BlackRock’s Read on Retirement report. zurl.co/VYuPA

Going from working full-time one day to retirement the next can be an abrupt change – both financially and emotionally – which is why many people are now choosing “phased retirement” to ease the transition into retirement. zurl.co/5mgNw

Keeping politics out of retirement decisions - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement Millions of Ameircans depend on the security of their retirement savings to live with dignity after a lifetime of hard work. That’s why the Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement (APSR) continues to stand behind one simple principle: retirement decisions should be based on what’s best for savers, not politics. This week, BlackRock issued...

Caught in the middle of a political battle, BlackRock reaffirmed its focus is helping millions of Americans save for retirement. They warned that injecting politics from either side risks undermining financial performance. zurl.co/4f3Wo

Keeping politics out of retirement decisions - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement Millions of Ameircans depend on the security of their retirement savings to live with dignity after a lifetime of hard work. That’s why the Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement (APSR) continues to stand behind one simple principle: retirement decisions should be based on what’s best for savers, not politics. This week, BlackRock issued...

BlackRock has been under fire from both parties. We applaud their response that retirement security should not be a political football. It aligns with our core belief: retirement decisions should be based on what’s best for savers, not politics.zurl.co/sPJyM

Political Winds Blow in Many Directions: Protect Conservatives by Limiting Government Involvement in Banking Decisions Yesterday, President Trump released an executive order that would “guarantee fair banking for all Americans.” First reported by the Wall Street Journal a few days ago, this order is designed to stop efforts by the federal government to limit and block banking services to organizations and people on the political right.  The President’s executive order lists general examples that have occurred in the recent past, including federal government suggestions that financial institutions flag individua, Author(s): David Timmons

When financial access shifts with the political winds, everyone’s financial security is at risk… Clear, consistent rules help ensure that banking decisions — and retirement futures — stay insulated from changing political climates. zurl.co/JdlYr

How Texas Bullied Big Banks Into Dropping Their Climate Commitments A top deputy to Texas A.G. Ken Paxton gave the “inside story” on how he threatened Wells Fargo’s bond business and a lawsuit to make it crumble.

According to Rolling Stone, after the TX AG launched an antitrust lawsuit against BlackRock & others, he called a contact at Wells Fargo & warned that “you guys might be next.” It worked, because a week later, “they left the Net Zero Banking Alliance.” zurl.co/9qeV5

How Partisan Politics Threaten Retiree Security This is an excerpt from NCPERS Summer 2025 issue of PERSist .   Public pensions boost families’ economic stability , reduce income inequality and support local ...

“Managers of public pension funds have one job: securing the largest returns possible for beneficiaries. We should all demand that politics stay out of pensions,” urges APSR president Tim Hill in the latest National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) blog. zurl.co/FrpcK

The data is clear: Americans support keeping Social Security. But we need Congress to reach across the aisle and prioritize this to make it happen. zurl.co/C92nh

How Partisan Politics Threaten Retiree Security This is an excerpt from NCPERS Summer 2025 issue of PERSist .   Public pensions boost families’ economic stability , reduce income inequality and support local ...

“Both pro-and anti-environmental, social and governance (ESG) interests have been using pension funds as the latest political football to pressure companies to toe the line on things like the environment and social issues,” writes APSR president Tim Hill in the NCPERS blog. zurl.co/JwsLH

Two reports commissioned by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) reveal an overwhelming level of bipartisan support across generations, income levels, and political affiliations. Americans want to preserve Social Security, so how can we move forward to do so? zurl.co/XCzCu

How Partisan Politics Threaten Retiree Security This is an excerpt from NCPERS Summer 2025 issue of PERSist .   Public pensions boost families’ economic stability , reduce income inequality and support local ...

APSR president Tim Hill highlights the troubling trend of partisan politics interfering in investment decisions in a recent opinion piece in the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (@ncpersister.bsky.social) blog. Read it in full here: zurl.co/ZgKBM

Index funds are a cornerstone of American retirement savings, so why are they being politicized? If the courts begin dictating how asset managers are allowed to weigh investment factors, the result could be a more fragmented investing environment. zurl.co/IxCTU

Welcome to our newest members: the New Mexico State FOP Lodge, the Illinois FOP, the Indiana State FOP, the FOP of Ohio, the South Dakota FOP, the New Jersey FOP, and the Washington State FOP.

Politicizing investments is a step in the wrong direction. That’s why a federal judge’s recent rejection of a request by asset managers to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Texas and 12 other Republican Attorneys General is so concerning. zurl.co/YAsE2

We are excited to announce our newest members: the New Mexico State FOP Lodge, the Illinois FOP, the Indiana State FOP, the FOP of Ohio, the South Dakota FOP, the New Jersey FOP, and the Washington State FOP. Welcome!

APSR President explains how partisan politics threaten retiree security - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement In an opinion piece in the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) PERsist magazine, APSR president Tim Hill highlighted the troubling trend of partisan politics interfering in investment decisions. Hill wrote, “…whatever side is pushing, they’re seeking to score points on the backs of firefighters, police officers and teachers, who deserve the secure...

“Managers of public pension funds have one job: securing the largest returns possible for beneficiaries,” -- APSR president Tim Hill in a recent opinion piece in the NCPERS PERsist magazine.

We should all demand that politics stay out of pensions. zurl.co/54yS6

APSR President explains how partisan politics threaten retiree security - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement In an opinion piece in the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) PERsist magazine, APSR president Tim Hill highlighted the troubling trend of partisan politics interfering in investment decisions. Hill wrote, “…whatever side is pushing, they’re seeking to score points on the backs of firefighters, police officers and teachers, who deserve the secure...

In the latest NCPERS PERsist magazine, APSR president Tim Hill wrote about politics threatening retirement security at the detriment of those "who deserve the secure retirement they were promised in exchange for years of sacrifice and serving others.” zurl.co/KF2Ml

APSR President explains how partisan politics threaten retiree security - Alliance for Prosperity & a Secure Retirement In an opinion piece in the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) PERsist magazine, APSR president Tim Hill highlighted the troubling trend of partisan politics interfering in investment decisions. Hill wrote, “…whatever side is pushing, they’re seeking to score points on the backs of firefighters, police officers and teachers, who deserve the secure...

APSR president Tim Hill highlights the troubling trend of partisan politics interfering in investment decisions in a recent opinion piece in the NCPERS PERsist Summer edition. Read it here: zurl.co/UTzeL