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Every state manages its pension funds for state workers a little differently. States also vary in how much they make state workers pay for retirement […]
Inflation protection of retirement income is an important part of economic security. Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are a typical way for states and cities to protect […]
Assumed rate of return is the single most important assumption that pension systems make to ensure they have enough funding to pay benefits promised. To […]
Public pension funds report their market valued investment returns for fiscal year end dates in advance of actuarial valuations for that same year. As plans […]
The nation’s public retirement systems have emerged from a decade of unprecedented changes to benefit design and financing, yet many jurisdictions are still short of […]
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts
How do retirement plans affect teacher recruitment and retention? What happens to the teacher workforce when states change their retirement plans? Of these two questions, […]
Source: Bellwether Education Partners