Headline: Forget naysayers: Public pension funds doing fine
Publication: Capitol Weekly
Article Date: Oct 16, 2018
“The state’s two largest pension funds reported end-of-year investment returns that again exceeded their assumed average annual rate of return. The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) reported a net return of 8.6 percent. The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) did even better, earning a 9 percent return on its investments
That’s good news, but the better news is both funds’ rate of return over a significant span of time. Over 30 years CalPERS has averaged an 8.1 percent annual rate of return. Over 25 years, CalSTRS has averaged 7.7 percent.” Read article…