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Assessing the Financial Sustainability of Montana’s Largest Public Pension Systems

Assessing the Financial Sustainability of Montana’s Largest Public Pension Systems

By Truong Bui, Andrew Abbott and Steven Gassenberger

The retirement systems created to support Montana’s public employees and teachers have suffered increases in unfunded liabilities despite historic gains in investment markets and will continue on their current path to insolvency if needed technical adjustments go neglected.

Map: Comparing State Pension Plans’ Assumed Rates of Return

Map: Comparing State Pension Plans’ Assumed Rates of Return

By Truong Bui and Zachary Christensen

Federal Court Upholds Chattanooga COLA Adjustments

Federal Court Upholds Chattanooga COLA Adjustments

By Daniel Takash

Ranking of State Finances Offers Insight on Public Pension Debt

Ranking of State Finances Offers Insight on Public Pension Debt

Pension Reform Data Visualization

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

Data Visualization by Jordan Campbell

Public Pension Investment Performance Has Historically Fallen Short of Return Assumptions

Data Visualization by Truong Bui

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

Data Visualization by Ryan Frost

Pension Reform Policy Studies

Pension Reform for the New Normal Economy—Examining Colorado’s Successful Model

Policy Study by Zachary Christensen

Employees Retirement System of Texas Solvency Analysis

Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Anil Niraula, Truong Bui and Steven Gassenberger

North Carolina Teachers & State Employees Retirement System Solvency Analysis

Policy Study by Jen Sidorova and Leonard Gilroy

Pension Reform Newsletters

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Pension Reform Newsletter by Alix Ollivier

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