Public Pension COLAs in 2023
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A key feature of defined benefit pension plans is that they offer guaranteed income for life. But unless the purchasing power of that income keeps […]
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Pension Plan Funded Ratio Rankings 2023
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At the end of fiscal year 2023, the average funded ratio for American public pension plans was 78.1%. While this is a modest improvement over […]
STRS Ohio Needs More Money.
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Unfunded Liabilities for State Pension Plans in 2023
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Based on funded ratio, Tennessee, Washington, Utah, South Dakota, and Washington, D.C. have the best funded public pension plans in the United States, as of […]
Emerging Threats to America’s Public Pensions: Valuation Risk, Market Uncertainty, and Politics
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In 2023 and beyond, public pensions in the United States are entering an era of new threats and more uncertainty than ever before. The stagnant […]
State of Pensions 2023
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Underperforming investments usher in a return to the stagnant funding levels seen in the decade following the Great Recession.
FACT SHEET | Public Pensions & Inflation
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In the aftermath of the Covid-19 emergency era, inflation is a persistent challenge for both institutions and individuals. The effects of inflation are just as […]
FACT SHEET | The State of U.S. Public Pensions (2022)
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Public Pension Funds and the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
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There are at least two dozen state and local pension funds with direct exposure to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). State and federal […]
Teacher Pension Costs Have Tripled as a Share of State and Local K–12 Education Spending Since 2001
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