PROVIDENCE, R.I.—In Philadelphia, pension costs doubled in a single decade. Cities in Rhode Island dimmed streetlights, raised taxes and put off road repairs. Stockton, Calif., fell into bankruptcy.

Many Americans never collect the pensions they’re owed. They switch jobs and forget. They have an address or name change and essentially go off the radar of their old employer. But there are a handful ...

Pension systems’ investments Los Angeles developer CIM Group has amassed much of its investment capital from public pension systems. Here is a sampling of the commitments to CIM made by such agencies: ...

Andrew G. Biggs, former principal deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Updated December 5, 2013, 6:18 PM Public ...

Andrew G. Biggs, former principal deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Updated December 5, 2013, 6:18 PM Public ...