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Legislature Passes Bill Creating Public Retirement Plan

19 May 2017

VT Digger - The Legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Phil Scott that would create a publicly administered retirement plan for employees of small businesses by 2019.

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Small Business Retirement Plan Passes

19 May 2017

Vermont Business Magazine - In its final hours Thursday, the Legislature voted to approve S. 135, Vermont's economic development bill.

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Seven laws to be that could affect your life - If you're not saving for retirement

17 May 2017

7 Days - Stowe Street Café is a family-owned coffee shop in Waterbury that hosts community events such as Friday Night Sushi & Bring Your Own Vinyl. Its baristas are among the 104,000 Vermonters who, according to the AARP, don't get retirement benefits through their work.

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CVU Places Second in Treasury Cup Challenge

10 May 2017

Shelburne News - Five Champlain Valley Union High School students put their knowledge of personal finance and economics to the test in last month's Treasury Cup Challenge.

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States Press on with Retirement Programs Despite Losing Regulatory Cover

09 May 2017

Wall Street Journal - At least 20 states introduced legislation this year to bring retirement-savings plans to private-sector employees

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Treasurer, Vermont Financial Literacy Commission call for improvement of financial capability

21 April 2017

Vermont Business Magazine - State Treasurer Beth Pearce, House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, Champlain College Center for Financial Literacy Director John Pelletier, and members of the Vermont Financial Literacy Commission today urged policymakers to act on the recommendations contained in the Commission’s 2017 Financial Literacy Report.

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MMU wins 2017 Treasury Cup Challenge

12 April 2017

Vermont Business Magazine -- Ten teams of Vermont high school students competed last week to test their knowledge of personal finance and economics at the 2017 Vermont Treasury Cup Challenge, an annual event hosted by Vermont State Treasurer Beth Pearce.

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Panel ponders proposals to help low income Vermonters

10 April 2017

At a panel discussion Thursday, Vermont officials discussed how different economic approaches could help address poverty in the state.

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Helping Vermonters with disabilites save for the future

24 February 2017

WCAX - "The :30" - Vermont will soon join a handful of states working to ease the financial challenges of the disabled.

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Vermonters with disabilities get new investment opportunity

23 February 2017

VT-Digger - The state treasurer unveiled a program Wednesday that will allow people with disabilities to build investment accounts without losing state and federal benefits.