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  • Historically Low 10-Year Treasury Yields Show Ongoing Challenges for Public Pensions
    Historically Low 10-Year Treasury Yields Show Ongoing Challenges for Public Pensions

    The all-time low 10-year Treasury rate yield is the latest reminder of the “new normal” in institutional investing.

    By Jordan Campbell
    September 15, 2020

  • Infographic — Idaho School Finance: How It Works and How to Improve the System
    Infographic — Idaho School Finance: How It Works and How to Improve the System

    Idaho should streamline its education funding system into a weighted-student formula that allocates dollars based on local students' needs.

    By Aaron Garth Smith, Christian Barnard and Satya Marar
    September 2, 2020

  • Public Pension Investment Performance Has Historically Fallen Short of Return Assumptions
    Public Pension Investment Performance Has Historically Fallen Short of Return Assumptions

    Declining interest rates and market volatility over the last three decades have made it harder for public pension plan investment performance to match assumed rates of return - and plans have been slow to lower their assumptions.

    By Truong Bui
    August 28, 2020

  • What Happens to Taxpayer-Funded Pensions When Public Officials Are Convicted of Crimes?
    What Happens to Taxpayer-Funded Pensions When Public Officials Are Convicted of Crimes?

    The police officer charged with killing George Floyd is eligible for his full taxpayer funded pension. In fact, a majority of states provide retirement benefits to officers and public servants convicted of serious crimes.

    By Ryan Frost
    July 30, 2020

  • The State Gas Tax Money That Is Diverted Away From Roads and Highways
    The State Gas Tax Money That Is Diverted Away From Roads and Highways

    Half of the states divert state fuel taxes to pay for expenses unrelated to roads, including money shifted to law enforcement, education, tourism, environmental programs and more.

    By Baruch Feigenbaum and Joe Hillman
    July 22, 2020

  • The Surprisingly Risk-Free Origin of Public Pension Investment Return Assumptions
    The Surprisingly Risk-Free Origin of Public Pension Investment Return Assumptions

    A look back at the history of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System shows that pension systems originally took a very safe approach to investments - which may offer some lessons for today.

    By Marc Joffe
    July 8, 2020

  • How Teacher Pension Plans Are Impacted by the Economic and Market Volatility
    How Teacher Pension Plans Are Impacted by the Economic and Market Volatility

    Choose a public pension plan and an investment return rate to see how that plan's unfunded liabilities and funded ratios change.

    By Pension Integrity Project
    June 4, 2020

  • State Pension Challenges – Unfunded Liabilities Before and After COVID-19-Related Economic Downturn
    State Pension Challenges – Unfunded Liabilities Before and After COVID-19-Related Economic Downturn

    This new interactive tool shows how one year of bad returns can affect the funding status of public pension plans and previews the challenges ahead for state-run pensions.

    By Pension Integrity Project
    May 28, 2020

  • Previewing the COVID-19 Impact on State Pension Plans
    Previewing the COVID-19 Impact on State Pension Plans

    Use this tool to choose your state's public pension plans and possible investment return rates to see how unfunded liabilities and funded ratios are impacted.

    By Pension Integrity Project
    April 22, 2020

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