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Projecting the funded ratios of state-managed pension plans
The funded ratios for 2022 are projections based on a -6% investment return, which may be overly optimistic for many pension systems.
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Unfunded public pension liabilities are forecast to rise to $1.3 trillion in 2022
The 2022 Public Pension Forecaster finds aggregate unfunded liabilities will jump back over $1 trillion if 2022 investment results end up at or below 0%.
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Debtor Nation
The national debt is over $30 trillion. The federal government ran an annual budget deficit in 52 of the last 57 years.
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Modeling how public pension investments may perform over the next 30 years
This tool runs a simulation of the investment performance of a hypothetical public pension portfolio over 30 years.
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State pension plan funded ratios in 2020
Most state pension plans saw significant drops in funding in the last two decades.
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Investment return results for state pension plans
Tracking state-managed public pension plan investment return results for the latest fiscal year.
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Public Pension Plans Need to Put a Year of Good Investment Returns In Perspective
A year or two of great returns will not resuscitate the public pension plans at risk of financial insolvency.
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How State Pension Funding Ratios Have Declined Over Time
Twenty years ago, state pension plans were nearly 100 percent funded, on average. Today they are roughly 72 percent funded.
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Analysis of Florida’s Pension Investment Performance and Future Outlook Reveal Need for Reform
These interactive charts show why Florida Retirement System’s declining funding should concern the state’s employees and taxpayers.
