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	Military Pensions (Separate Website) This website contains information on military retirement options and plans and links to other resources.


	Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa (Separate Website) Link to the Iowa police and firefighter pension website.


	Railroad Retirement (Separate Website) This is the official Railroad Retirement Board website. It contains information and publications on Railroad Retirement pensions.


	Social Security Administration (Separate Website) This is the official Social Security Administration website. It contains information and publications on Social Security pensions


	Veterans Pensions (Separate Website) Link to the Compensation and Benefits page of the Veterans Administration website. It contains information and links describing pensions and other benefits for veterans.


	Common Legal Terms (Separate Website) An online glossary of legal terms from A to W By: Iowa Judicial Branch


	Women and Pensions: What Women Need to Know and Do (Separate Website) An online pamphlet with basic facts about retirement benefits with links to additional resources.


	Women and Retirement Saving (Separate Website) Planning and saving for retirement may seem like a goal that?s far in the future. Yet saving, especially for retirement, should start early and continue throughout your lifetime. Here are four reasons why saving matters for women ? and especially for you!


	Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (Separate Website) A website containing publications and resources dedicated to securing the long term financial security of women through education and advocacy.


	Common Legal Terms (Separate Website) An online glossary of legal terms from A to W By: Iowa Judicial Branch


	Finding a Lost Pension (Separate Website) A guide to help people search for lost pensions from former employers.


	FreeERISA.com (Separate Website) This website provides free access to pension and benefit data, including a database of Form 5500 filings that all pensions are required to file under federal law.


	National Registry of Unclaimed Benefits Search Site (Separate Website) This website allows searches based on social security number.


	Pension Search Program (Separate Website) Explains the Pension Search Program, which lists and locates people owed benefits from Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)-insured defined benefit pension plans that end.


	Pensions, Mergers and Buyouts With the recent merger of Maytag and Whirlpool, many employees and retirees of Maytag and other Iowa companies are wondering what can happen to their defined benefit plans. By: Iowa Legal Aid


	Search Engine for People Who May Be Owed a Pension Benefit Without Knowing It (Separate Website) This website has a search engine to assist in locating people who may be owed a pension benefit without knowing it.


	AFL-CIO Retirement Security (Separate Website) Webpages devoted to providing general information and resources on retirement security for union members.


	Common Legal Terms (Separate Website) An online glossary of legal terms from A to W By: Iowa Judicial Branch


	Know Your Pension (Separate Website) This website focuses primarily on union pension plans and provides tools, resources and information to review and insure the health of your pension funds.


	Multi-Employer Insurance Programs of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Separate Website) This resource explains PBGC insurance protection for union multi-employer pension plans.


	Multi-Employer Plans (Separate Website) A multiemployer plan is a collectively bargained plan maintained by more than one employer, usually within the same or related industries, and a labor union. These plans are often referred to as "Taft-Hartley plans"


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	A Spouse's Rights to Pensions in a Divorce A pension earned during a marriage is considered a joint asset of the couple. During a divorce, special actions must be taken to divide this joint asset. By: Iowa Legal Aid


	Common Legal Terms (Separate Website) An online glossary of legal terms from A to W By: Iowa Judicial Branch


	Divorce Orders (Separate Website) This resource general information to attorneys and other pension professionals on qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) submitted to PBGC after PBGC trustees set up a plan.


	QDROs: The Division of Pensions Through Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (Separate Website) Whether and how to divide a participant's interest in a pension plan are often important considerations in separation, divorce, and other domestic relations proceedings.


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