Category: pensions

Will California’s Public Pension System Learn From its Mistakes?

July 15, 2021
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Commentary If you have had a chance to look at your 401(k) or IRA rollover quarterly statement for June 30, then you’ve probably got a smile on your face. The stock market has done quiet well over the past year; likely better than most would have expected. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) on…

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Pandemic Haves vs the Have-Nots

February 22, 2021
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The pandemic has highlighted the challenges that developed countries face around the world. Not only that, it has also exposed Canada’s huge income inequality gap between public- and private-sector workers, where the impact is only going to increase in significance as people get older. Those who work in the public sector—the protected class of Canadians—have…

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