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What is the assumed rate of return?

The assumed rate of return is the single most important assumption that pension systems make to ensure they have enough funding to pay promised benefits.

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Want to know how your state is managing its pension and retirement promises? Or how much employees have to contribute toward their pension and retirement benefits? Select a state to see a snapshot of your state's retirement system.

Pension Basics

There is important information that anyone with a pension should know so they are equipped to understand the benefit -- and the system that is providing it.

Pension Basics: How Pension Benefits Are Calculated

Pension benefits are typically a fixed monthly payment in retirement that is guaranteed for life. Some pension benefits grow with inflation. Other pension benefits can […]

Pension Basics: Vesting

If you’re like most public workers, you probably have to work five to seven years before you can qualify for any pension benefits. Reaching this […]

Pension Basics: The Pension Funding Formula

How does a state, or the fund administering pension benefits, make sure it will be able to pay promised retirement income to public workers when […]

The Pension Basics Series

Most public workers in America are enrolled in a pension plan. For those who work a full career in education, public safety, or other state […]

The latest pension & retirement news

Article October 24, 2019

Why Are State Public Pension Plans Often Better at Colleges Than K-12 Schools?

Public pension plans often offer better benefits to employees of public colleges and universities, than to employees in public K-12 schools in the same state. […]
Source: The 74 Million
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Article August 19, 2019

Why COLAs Matter for Retirement Security

Everyone has their favorite moment of realizing the effects of inflation. Just five cents for a bottle of Coke? You’d be lucky to get that […]
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Article August 14, 2019

Largest Pension Plans Underperformed on Investments in 2019

Public pension plans fell short of their projected returns this year, adding to the burden on governments struggling to fund promised benefits to retired workers. […]
Source: Wall Street Journal
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