Equable Perspectives
Annual Reports
July 15, 2025
Executive Director’s Report | Survival Isn’t Success: The Persistent Fragility of Public Pension Systems
The Fragility of Public Pension Systems In April 2025, financial markets experienced a sudden and sharp decline, triggered by the Trump administration’s aggressive tariff proposals. […]
With $26 billion in unfunded liabilities and inadequate benefits for workers, it is undeniable that Mississippi needs to improve how it manages the Mississippi Public Employees […]
State and local governments paid a record amount into their public retirement systems in 2023 — 30.4% of the salaries paid to public workers, or […]
There are at least 21 state and local public pension funds that could be affected by the recently approved law forcing a sale of TikTok. […]
When the grocery-delivery service Instacart became a public company in September 2023 it meant the culmination of a decade-long investment for seven public pension funds. […]
Equable Perspectives
July 18, 2023
Emerging Threats to America’s Public Pensions: Valuation Risk, Market Uncertainty, and Politics
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 […]
Could a U.S. Debt Default Be a Good Thing For Public Pensions? Currently, there’s no clear end in sight for the political fight over the […]
This week is Teacher Appreciation week in the United States and if it’s anything like the past few years, schools and districts will celebrate teachers […]
