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Governance 4
PERAPlus Investing Costs Continue to Fall

Low-cost investing was a popular topic in 2019. In January, Jack Bogle, legendary investor and founder of The Vanguard Group, died. Bogle was known for giving straightforward, cost-conscious ...
On December 3, 2019 / By PERA on the Issues
Legislation 0
IRS Announces Changes for 2020

Employees will be able to contribute up to $19,500 in pre-tax wages to their 401(k) plans next year thanks to an increase in the IRS limits that also ...
On November 12, 2019 / By PERA on the Issues
Legislation 28
Senators Try to Revive Retirement Bill

Photo Credit: " Looking Up at the U.S. Capitol ", © 2009 Mr. Nixter , On October 30, 2019 / By PERA on the Issues
Retirement Landscape 2
Retirement Roundup: Why is it so hard for women to save for retirement?

Retirement Roundup: A digest of news from publications around the nation about finance, investing, and retirement Why is it still so hard for women to save for retirement? ...
On October 14, 2019 / By PERA on the Issues
Retirement Landscape 0
Retirement Roundup: Your 401(k) is just one piece of the retirement puzzle

A digest of news from publications around the nation about finance, investing, and retirement Your 401(k) is just one piece of the retirement puzzle. Here’s the right place ...
On September 4, 2019 / By PERA on the Issues
Innovation 5
Why a teacher’s defined benefit retirement plan outshines a 401(k)

The vast majority of Colorado teachers will have a more stable, secure retirement because of Colorado PERA’s defined benefit style retirement plan, compared to a 401(k)-type option. That’s ...
On February 6, 2019 / By PERA on the Issues
Investments 0
Real-Return Investments for Inflation Protection

The U.S. economy is humming along, despite international trade tensions and a relatively flat Treasury yield curve. As economic growth continues amid uncertainty, investors could be looking to ...
On October 30, 2018 / By PERA on the Issues
Innovation 5
Pension changes offer cautionary tale

Unsuccessful Shift to Costly 401(k) Accounts Led to Unprecedented Public Employee Turnover A new case study released by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS), Retirement Reform Lessons: ...
On February 21, 2018 / By PERA on the Issues
Retirement Landscape 4
Retirement Roundup: a future without pensions

A digest of timely information and insight about finance, investing, and retirement. A preview of the U.S. without pensions | The Washington Post The way major U.S. companies provide ...
On January 8, 2018 / By PERA on the Issues
Innovation 0
Nobel Prize puts spotlight on behavioral economics, retirement plan policy

The news is full of stories about Americans failing to adequately save for retirement. (MarketWatch, Fortune, and CNBC offer a few recent examples.) And national research has confirmed ...
On December 13, 2017 / By PERA on the Issues

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