Arizona’s Contribution Rate Just Keeps on Growing
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Download The Report | The Contribution Rate Keeps on Growing: Why Persistent Pension Debt Has Created Challenges for ASRS That Arizona Should Fix as Soon […]
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Pension Funds Need to Meet Their Assumptions, Not Beat Their Benchmarks
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Three recent news stories highlight the need to have clear definitions of what success looks like for public pension investment returns. The news articles pointed […]
Where Are State & Local Workers Allowed to Join Social Security?
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Millions of state and local workers don’t participate in Social Security. Learn the history and see which states opted out.
Where Are Teachers Allowed to Join Social Security? A State-by-State Guide
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Over one million public school teachers across the U.S. do not participate in Social Security alongside their state pensions. Because state and local governments were given the choice to opt in or out, coverage varies significantly across the nation. Learn the history behind these rules and view the list of 18 states with full or partial Social Security opt-outs.
Why Funded Status Matters for Public Pensions
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Why does pension funded status matter? Explore how funded ratios impact public debt, state budgets, and retirement security.
Everything Has to Go Exactly Right for Arizona’s Pension Plan to Avoid a Sustainability Crisis
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We all make assumptions in life. We assume that when we flip a light switch that the electricity will work. We assume our taxi driver […]
The Growing Costs of Arizona’s State Retirement System are Crowding Out Teacher Pay and Education Finances
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The Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) provides retirement income for nearly 150,000 former teachers, state workers, and civilian municipal employees across the Cactus State. The […]
Why Equable Institute Cares about Retirement Security
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For America’s states and local governments to function properly and thrive — that is, to provide effective and efficient governance — the institutions within its […]
Why COLAs Matter for Retirement Security
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Discover why a reliable pension COLA is essential for protecting your fixed retirement income from inflation. Learn how national pension rules, missing cost-of-living adjustments, and rising inflation rates are quietly eroding long-term retirement security for public employees.