"Pension funds were not alone in being harmed by the Great Recession, nor are they alone in struggling through the slow economic recovery since the crisis. The thing about pensions, though, is that they have time to recover.... Investment returns may be low one year -- or for several years -- but pension funds will still be there when the markets improve and returns increase. The worrying trend in the private sector is how quick companies were to abandon defined benefit pensions."  MORE >>