earmar4Feb 1, 20192 minThe perverse economics of health care.When financially “healthy” means not drowning. From about 1999 to 2003 the Segal (actuary) consultant on the 802 health fund was a woman ...
Sara CutlerFeb 1, 20193 minHealth fund changes part 2. How can it be safely restructured?Last post, I talked about how the health fund works now and the breakage it relies on to stay healthy. If the trustees wanted to remake t...
Sara CutlerFeb 1, 20193 minHealth fund changes? How does it work now?Changes at our health fund? How does it work now? So, the rumors are flying that there may be changes coming down the pike at the MHF. Th...
earmar4Nov 19, 20183 minDisability Pensions at the AFM-EPFRecently we saw some inflammatory headlines: “Trustees Target the Most Vulnerable Musicians” and “Trump Administration is Kinder to Disab...
earmar4Nov 19, 20185 minThe Pension Rights Center and Multiemployer PensionsTwo advocacy groups have recently caught the attention of AFM-EPF participants though both groups are over 40 years old. They are the Pen...
earmar4Nov 15, 20184 minHow Did Those Trustees Get There? A closer look at who serves on multi-employer funds reveals nonsalaried trustees, who are from the the industries that actually contribut...
earmar4Nov 7, 20185 minTheatrical Lawyers in Federal CourtThere’s been some gleeful, though incomplete reporting of court proceedings as the lawsuit against the AFM-EPF makes its way through the ...
earmar4Nov 1, 20183 minA Closer Look at that Congressional Testimony A claim has been made that “congressional testimony validates” the plan of across-the-board employer contribution increases of 6% to the ...
earmar4Oct 29, 20184 minWhat Was that Solution Again?More selective reporting In April, 2018, a plan to save the AFM-EPF was floated by an outside actuary based on experience he had with the...
earmar4Oct 29, 20182 minWhat About Those Admin Expenses?Much has been written about the “high” administrative expenses of the AFM-EPF. The fund has been unfavorably compared to other entertainm...
earmar4Oct 25, 20182 minComparison of AFM-EPF to the Canadian Musicians FundThe pension system in Canada is quite different from the US. The Canadian Fund is not subject to an ERISA-type law that prohibits earned ...
earmar4Oct 25, 20182 minA Closer Look at AFM-EPF PerformanceThere has been an attack narrative going on for some time now that the AFM-EPF performs “dead last” over the last 10 years compared to it...
earmar4Oct 7, 20183 minA CLOSER LOOK AT OUR PENSION AND AFTRA’S PENSIONThere has been a lot of chatter that the AFM-Employers Pension Fund (EPF) performs “far worse” than its “peers.” The American Federation ...
earmar4Oct 7, 20184 minWHY THE NCCMP HELPED CRAFT MPRAThere has been a lot of half-reported information and innuendo about the AFM pension fund for the last year and a half. We examine a half...