Public Pension COLAs in 2022
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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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California Pensions: What you need to know
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California state and local government agencies offer a range of different defined benefit pension plans. Some public employees are enrolled in California pensions offered through a […]
Teacher Pensions in 2022
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Teacher retirement systems in 2022 are Fragile. There are 63 retirement systems offering benefits to teachers, K–12 school educators, and other public school employees. These […]
Unfunded Liabilities for State Pension Plans in 2022
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Based on funded ratio, Wisconsin, Washington, and South Dakota have the best funded public pension plans in America. The worst funded plans are in Illinois, Kentucky, […]
Are Public Pensions Protected From Inflation?
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Retirees with a pension from state or local governments were made a promise: guaranteed income for the rest of their lives. But in a number […]
How NYC, LA, and Chicago Influence the Funded Ratio Average of Locally-Managed Pension Plans
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The majority of public pension systems in America are managed at the state level, even if the retirement benefits offered are for local workers. However, […]
Retirement Security Report Teacher Edition: Comprehensive Plan Scores
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The Retirement Security Report Teacher Edition analyzes the state of teacher retirement benefits in the United States. While the omnibus report highlights some of the […]
The Sources of America’s Public Pension Debt
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There are many theories about why America has over a trillion dollars in public pension debt. And there is certainly more than one reason why, […]
Retirement Security Report: Retirement Plan Ranking
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Equable Institute’s Retirement Security Report evaluated the quality and value of 335 statewide retirement plans in the United States using important retirement plan design metrics […]
A Pension Data Primer: What to Look for and Where
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This article was updated in Winter 2023 What are our pension data best practices? When conducting any analyses, the findings are only as strong as […]