Introducing the Retirement Security Report
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Equable Institute on June 24 launched the first edition of the Retirement Security Report, an interactive digital report that evaluates the quality of public retirement […]
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What Public Workers Should Know About the Retirement Security Report
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When evaluating their individual retirement plan in the Retirement Security Report, public workers should look to see whether their plan is expected to work for […]
Public Retirement Plan Rankings: Retirement Security Report
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The Retirement Security Report evaluates the quality and value of 1,954 public retirement plans across the United States. Using 11 key design metrics, including benefit value, flexibility, and sustainability, the report scores each plan to assess how effectively it serves state employees, teachers, public safety officers, and municipal workers throughout their careers.
A Primer on Pension Fund Activism—What is It and Should States do it?
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Ben & Jerry’s decision not to sell their ice cream in Israeli-occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem has led to many protests, including some pension […]
The Truth About Pension Funds and Fossil Fuel Stocks
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If you’ve read the The New York Times recently, you may have heard that New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli became a hero for deciding to disinvest the […]
Employee Contributions for State Agency Pension Plans
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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 […]
Understanding the State of Teacher Pension Funding in 2020
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Teachers and educators make up the largest group of public employees in the country. Roughly half of the pension promises made by states and cities […]
State of Pensions 2020: National Pension Funding Trends
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U.S statewide pension funds entered the COVID-19 recession profoundly weaker than they were financially going into the Great Recession, a new report on […]
State of Pensions 2020: Solutions for States
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There were some positive steps taken by statewide retirement systems during the decade after the Great Recession. But the strides were not good enough. Most […]
State of Pensions 2020 Explained: Unfunded Liabilities as a Share of State Economic Output
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A common metric for measuring the fiscal health of a pension plan is the . But on its own this metric doesn’t tell us everything […]