Your local government agency can get access to all the benefits Public Penisons Online has to offer for only $100 a year!

In the current economic climate it is more important than ever to stay up to date with economic and political news that can directly affect your government agency. Public Pensions Online offers news, reports and studies, an industry wide calendar of events, and so many other great tools to keep you up to date.

We also recognize the importance of keeping you connected - not only with your organization but connected to the entire public pension industry. For a $100 PPO subscription your organization also becomes a member of SPPON at no additional cost. A SPPON membership makes you and your colleagues eligible for SPPON symposium discounts, access to a wealth of news and research exclusive to SPPON members, and can take advantage of a number of other SPPON benefits.

To become a member, simply fill out our online membership request form. We will send you an invoice to be paid within 30 days but, in most cases, will provide you with Web site access within 24 hours of your membership request.

The Top 5 Reasons to Subscribe to
Public Pensions Online

1. NEWS Every day, Public Pensions Online searches the nation's newspapers and industry publications in order to bring to your desktop articles about key events in public retirement plans that indicate trends or have the potential to affect public policy. There's no easier way to stay on top of this important news than subscribing to Public Pensions Online.

2. CONTINUING EDUCATION PPO is the most convenient and most comprehensive source of information that you can access with the click of a mouse. Whether you're a retirement plan trustee or a staff member, we can help you fulfill your responsibility to stay informed about the issues and news that affect public pension systems. PPO also keeps you informed of upcoming events in the industry; never miss another conference again!

3. POLITICS AND POLICY The public pension industry can be changed in an instant by events in Washington, D.C., or in state capitals. Public Pensions Online provides timely information about public pension issues from the White House to the United States Congress to countless federal agencies and state legislatures.

4. RESEARCH If you want to research a public employee retirement system or a public pension issue, Public Pensions Online can be your one-stop gateway to the information that you need. Our extensive library of articles, studies and reports puts a wealth of information at your fingertips and, in the unlikely event that we don’t have what you need on the site, see No. 5 below.

5. LINKS Want to see what other retirement systems offer their members ... read the most recent report in support of defined benefit retirement plans ... review what public employee unions are doing to advance public retirement benefits ... investigate the status of health care reform initiatives in Washington and around the country? With links to these and countless other resources, Public Pensions Online should be the starting point for all of your research and information-gathering projects.

If you have questions about SPPON, please feel free to contact us.