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Retirees and investors deserve more choices, higher returns, better solutions, and a greater say in their retirement investments. And less politics. Learn more at .
#apsr
#retiresecurely
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Texas state laws intended to protect gunmakers and the oil and gas industry, as well as satisfy the Christian
#nationalist
agenda, are slowing growth and investment,
@cltomlinson
writes.
#aprs
#pensionsnotpolitics
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"The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature is heaping tens of billions of dollars in additional costs on the state’s economy to protect special interests and please big-money donors,"
@cltomlinson
writes.
#aprs
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Investment advisers should be judged by performance, not by what elected officials think of their “politics.”
#Indiana
lawmakers targeting BlackRock and more firms and banks will be added to the list, regardless of the risks to current and future retirees.
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“Everyone has hopes for a secure retirement,” writes
@PWritesman
. “Poking political programs into retirement and pension portfolios won’t get us there.”
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Our President Tim Hill
@Hillfire39
spoke on a panel today co-hosted by
@ppi
about empowering underserved communities through savings and retirement planning. Moderated by
@emrwilkins
and experts from
@BPC_Bipartisan
and
@NHCOA
. It was an engaging and interesting discussion!
#apsr
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Our President Tim Hill
@Hillfire39
on a panel co-hosted by
@ppi
. Empowering underserved communities through savings and retirement planning. Moderated by
@emrwilkins
with experts from
@BPC_Bipartisan
&
@NHCOA
. Watch here:
#apsr
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There’s no good reason politics should be inserted into retirement programs but
#politicians
in the state of
#Indiana
are doing it anyway.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Indiana’s officials are supposed to prioritize constituents needs, securing the public pension systems that first responders, teachers, and other public employees rely upon for their
#retirement
. Instead, they’re putting politics first.
#apsr
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Ask local communities and school districts if they support
#political
interference in investment decisions. Given the higher borrowing costs for critical infrastructure projects, it’s a resounding “no.” Read more:
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Elected
#officials
and policymakers need to strengthen public
#pensions
and make retirement savings easier for all public and private-sector workers. Left unchecked, the
#retirement
crisis will continue to harm retirees and slow the US economy.
#apsr
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Your independence increases when your
#retirement
is secure. That takes a combination of savings, pensions, and Social Security – and more and more workers have to build their own
#pensions
. The sooner you start, the better off you’ll be.
#apsr
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Elected officials should consider the harm done to their constituents, the economy, and the
#retirement
savings of public employees when voting on legislation. Not in
#Oklahoma
…They didn’t even bother to ask the question.
#aprs
#pensionsnotpolitics
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The retirement crisis in America needs close attention — and action — from state policymakers, but not the kind it’s been getting from politicians in Tennessee, says
@PWritesman
.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
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Economist Ray Perryman
@PerrymanGroup
on anti-ESG laws and state pensions in Texas: “You’re not gonna make as much money if you take away some of the core areas in which people are gonna invest.”
#aprs
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Not only do Americans widely believe there is a
#retirement
crisis, but hard evidence also shows that many are not prepared to meet the costs of living day-to-day after they have stopped working. Pensions are part of the answer.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
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Big thanks for joining and a hearty welcome to our newest
#member
- Professional Firefighters Assocation of Mississippi!!!! Welcome!
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What will blacklisting investment professionals from overseeing retirement funds mean for Indiana’s public employees and taxpayers? The estimated cost in Louisiana was $6.27 billion. Kansas? $3.6 billion over 10 years. Indiana lawmakers should think twice.
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Learn more about the joint briefing
@APSRetirement
cohosted with
@ppi
about empowering underserved communities through savings and retirement:
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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#Indiana
officials need to read the growing pile of studies and
#analyses
that conclude state boycotts of banks and investment advisors are expensive for current and future
#retirees
and taxpayers.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Americans counting on public
#pensions
should be able to trust elected and appointed officials to take care of their
#investments
and to ensure their pensions will remain healthy enough to sustain their
#retirement
— without political considerations.
#apsr
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Strengthening pensions and limiting obstacles for young investors (and old ones!) will make their retirement planning so much easier. Lawmakers can help them succeed.
#BRNAM
#aprs
#retirementcrisis
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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,
@BrookeSouthall
summed it up best: “The
#Sooner
state's stance against ESG seems to have failed because it tried to use politics to solve an ostensible business problem – which is essentially what it was accusing BlackRock of doing.”
#retiresecurly
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Laws like Oklahoma’s are disrupting public finance across the U.S. as lawmakers boycott investment firms that allegedly incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. They’re costing taxpayers and retirees millions of dollars.
#apsr
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Indiana’s first responders, teachers, and other public employees will pay the price for the political ambitions of state elected officials. A pending boycott of investment
#advisors
is going to be expensive for state
#retirees
.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
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WV Treasurer
@RileyMooreWV
adds four more financial institutions to blacklist. Limiting retiree investment choices costs taxpayers money. His political aspirations should not trump sound investment strategies.
#apsr
#pensionswithoutpolitics
#retiresecurely
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There’s no good reason politics should be inserted into retirement programs,
but politicians in
#Indiana
are doing it anyway.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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#Oklahoma
retirees and taxpayers got a big win today as a state judge once again
#blocked
the state government’s unconstitutional effort to include non-fiduciary issues when deciding how to invest public pension funds.
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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#Indiana
is deciding whether to go in the same direction as
#Texas
and
#Oklahoma
by adopting policies that cost pension plans. Let's hold the line against an overly aggressively application of the state’s investment blacklist law.
#pensionsnotpolitics
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Building a secure retirement is hard for people with lower incomes. It’s also tough for public employees who can’t get all of the components of the classic “three-legged stool” of
#retirement
: personal savings, Social Security, and a
#pension
.
#apsr
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Texas politicians know better than to mess with pension investments, but they’re doing it anyway, a teacher dependent on her pension points out.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
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#Oklahoma
lawmakers “allowing people who... have an agenda that’s not aligned with outcomes for retired teachers, cops and firemen to force decisions on fiduciaries was always just absolutely bonkers,” Andrew Besheer writes.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
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A growing number of studies and analyses come to the same conclusion:
State boycotts of
#banks
and
#investment
advisors are expensive for current and future retirees and taxpayers.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
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@APSRetirement
Tim Hill: “We're trying to stop efforts to tell
#pension
funds and pension trustees ‘You cannot buy this company, you cannot invest in that company, Or ‘You can't carry out that strategy anymore,’” because of political winds.
#apsr
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The
@RIFIREFIGHTERS
and the public servants it represents are part
@APSRetirement
a group of experts and investors working to ensure financial independence for retirees. Learn more at
#apsr
#pensionswithoutspolitics
#retirementcrisis
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Anti-ESG laws “could cost Texas taxpayers $820 million in 2024 alone in higher borrowing costs for government bonds and reduced income for state and school pension funds,” says economist
@PerrymanGroup
.
#aprs
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Directing government investments to
#Tennessee
lawmakers’ political
favorites and away from their political rivals might sound good in campaign
ads, but it is not sound
#finance
, writes
@PWritesman
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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An
#Oklahoma
judge once again stopped the state government’s unconstitutional effort to include non-fiduciary issues when deciding how to invest public
#pension
funds – a victory for current and future retirees, as well as
#taxpayers
.
#pensionsnotpolitics
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The
#Oklahoma
#legislature
continues to push investment boycotts. These actions are hurting retirees and taxpayers.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retirementcrisis
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The role of
#Indiana
pension officials is to ensure their member retirees — first responders, teachers, and other public employees — are “able to realize their retirement dreams.” But they're being pressured to fight culture wars with public money instead.
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Lower investment returns and higher expenses from new anti-ESG laws could cost Louisiana retirees and taxpayers $6.2 billion, auditor says.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retirementcrisis
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#Indiana
and other states aiming to hurt so-called “woke” bankers and investment advisers are really hurting their own current and future
#retirees
and taxpayers. Nobody elected them to do that…
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Oklahoma’s elected officials say they want public pensions to stick to finance, but those same lawmakers are trying to add their own politics into the investment mix.
#Oklahoma
judges can stop them.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law has created higher borrowing costs for local governments, forcing them to choose between project cuts and higher taxes.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Who says anti-ESG
#blacklists
cost taxpayers and retirees?
#Arkansas
,
#Indiana
,
#Kansas
,
#Louisiana
,
#Oklahoma
,
#Texas
, that’s who…
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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We're the new Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement, formed to resist political interference in retirement savings, investments, and pensions. Learn more at .
#apsr
#retiresecurely
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A significant number of Americans do not have a retirement plan that includes sources of income other than Social Security — and others may not be eligible for Social Security.
#Pensions
are part of the answer.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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#Oklahoma
judge temporarily stops the state from enforcing its blacklist of “
#woke
” investment advisors in a lawsuit filed by a retiree who wants the state pension fund to concentrate on finance and not on politics.
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Investment decisions should be left to financial experts — even if you’ve got a legislature full of
@NobelPrize
winners, writes
@jneeley78
#apsr
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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There is strong support for
#pensions
among Americans. See the excellent discussion about Americans retirement readiness with John Lowell,
@octoberthree
and Dan Doonan,
@NIRSonline
on
#BRNAM
@TheMorningPulse
#retirementcrisis
#apsr
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More and more
#Oklahomans
, including board members of
#OPERS
and some elected officials, recognize the error and cost of the legislature’s blacklisting of financial institutions and banks doing business with the state and local communities.
#retiresecurely
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US House wants
#Florida
and
#Texas
to answer questions about anti-ESG laws that some members say “penalize responsible investment” and have “injected politics into previously objective financial decisions.”
#apsr
#pensionswithoutpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Let
#investment
professionals work in the best interest of their clients. Need a reason? Here is just a sample of the costs tied to interfering in
#investment
decisions.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Ask local
#communities
and school districts if they support
#political
interference in investment decisions. Given the higher borrowing costs for critical infrastructure projects, it’s a resounding “no.” Read more:
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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“The
#Sooner
state's stance against ESG seems to have failed because it tried to use politics to solve an ostensible business problem — which is essentially what it was accusing BlackRock of doing.”
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Americans that count on public pensions should be able to trust the people in charge to take care of their investments and to ensure their
#pensions
will remain healthy enough to enjoy their Golden Years.
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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A great event from a few weeks ago co-hosted by
@PPI
! You can watch the event in full here:
Building a secure retirement is hard for people with lower incomes. It’s also tough for public employees who can’t get all of the components of the classic “three-legged stool” of
#retirement
: personal savings, Social Security, and a
#pension
.
#apsr
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A
#Texas
teacher points out politicians doing the wrong things to win political points. “Limiting the freedom of investment puts all taxpayers at risk.”
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retirementcrisis
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#Indiana
politicians’ eagerness fight an imagined culture war over “woke investments” instead of securing the
#retirement
fund dedicated to first responders, teachers, and other public employees is unacceptable.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Here’s a surprise:
#Oklahoma
elected officials weren’t interested in the impact to the state’s pensions or economy — only to their
#political
urges.
#aprs
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Worth reading the Chron's
@cltomlinson
"The State Board of Education is putting the oil and gas industry ahead of Texas schoolchildren, hobbling the public school trust fund and damaging the climate."
#pensionswithoutpolitics
#retirementcrisis
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Is
#Indiana
really going to chase states like
#Texas
and
#Oklahoma
that are wasting hundreds of millions of
#pension
and taxpayer dollars on a culture-war crusade against bankers and investment advisers?
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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#Louisiana
lawmakers didn’t want to hurt taxpayers and retirees — and rejected anti-ESG laws when they saw what it cost
#Texas
and
#Oklahoma
economies.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Political meddling isn’t a great investment strategy, as Texas taxpayers and retirees are learning.
@Txbiz
analysis says so-called anti-ESG laws there raise costs and limit investments.
#apsr
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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Injecting politics into public finance appeals to culture warriors, but anti-ESG blacklists cost taxpayers and retirees millions and millions of dollars.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Learn about the challenges that prevent underserved communities from building wealth, new financial tools that empower individuals to make informed financial decisions, and policy recommendations to promote
#retirement
#security
here:
#apsr
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Blacklisting investment professionals from public funds will cost Indiana’s public employees and taxpayers. In
#Louisiana
? $6.27 billion.
#Arkansas
? up to $47 million each year. Kansas? $3.6 billion over 10 years. Indiana politicians should think twice.
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The Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement is happy to welcome
@NABTU
to our effort to protect retirement pension investments from politicians.
#apsr
#pensionswithoutspolitics
#retirementcrisis
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In
#Oklahoma
and other states, the evidence is stacking up. Inserting politics into investment decisions for pension plans, and into projects for schools and state and local government, is putting
#retirees
and taxpayers at risk.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
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Facts are facts. The
#controversial
actions taken by state
#lawmakers
will cost retirees, local communities, and
#taxpayers
real money. Why expend so much energy on such detrimental policies? Read more:
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Investment adviser boycotts are hurting retirees and taxpayers in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retirementcrisis
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Excellent discussion about Americans retirement readiness and opportunities to achieve retirement security with John Lowell,
@octoberthree
and Dan Doonan,
@NIRSonline
on
#BRNAM
@TheMorningPulse
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When
@divestnewjersey
says divest, check your retirement funds. Politics is for
#politicians
. Investments are for
#investors
. State pension decisions should focus on the best returns regardless of politics. .
#apsr
#retiresecurely
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By including retail investors in investment strategies, like proxy voting,
@BlackRock
does what politicians won’t: give voice and choice to investors.
#apsr
#retiresecurely
Today, we are extending Voting Choice to eligible shareholder accounts in our largest iShares ETF — a major step to give clients more choice and make proxy voting more accessible:
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Culture wars and investment decisions are a bad mix, writes
@jneeley78
.
Politicians should leave this to the markets.
#apsr
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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When free
#market
principles are interrupted, regardless of the reason,
#investors
are put at risk. Our elected officials should know that. Learn more at
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retiresecurely
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Investing for retirement is a lot easier if you don’t have politicians telling you what to do with your money. The Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement is here to stop them. Learn more at .
#apsr
#retiresecurely
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#Oklahoma
judge temporarily stops state’s blacklist of anti-ESG investment advisors, saying attempt “to divest or transfer funds for any purpose other than the benefit of the members or beneficiaries is contrary to and a violation of” the state constitution.
#pensionsnotpolitics
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Government shouldn’t change the rules around pensions and retirement every two or three years, because it ruins retirement security, says John Lowell of
@octoberthree
#BRNAM
#aprs
#retirementcrisis
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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#Oklahoma
dinged its own taxpayers by blacklisting allegedly “woke” investment advisers. It raised borrowing costs for public projects an estimated $11 million/month,
@TheBondBuyer
writes.
#apsr
#retiresecurely
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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“Texas is shooting itself in the foot”. A must-read piece from
@ChrystaForTexas
#pensionswithoutpolitics
#apsr
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Look out, Louisiana taxpayers and retirees! Auditor says state pensions would need an extra $6.2 billion to pay for the state’s new investment advisor boycotts.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retirementcrisis
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OK economist
@troachecon
: “Ultimately, this anti-ESG law has created a classic case of unintended consequences. Policymakers in
#Oklahoma
may have believed they were shielding the state's energy industry, but in reality, they have burdened taxpayers..."
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Good stuff here with Dan Doonan from
@NIRSonline
on the
#BRNAM
@TheMorningPulse
about
#retirement
#insecurity
#aprs
#retirementcrisis
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Controversial actions taken by some state
#officials
will put the savings of first responders, teachers, and public servants at risk. The best way to build a secure
#retirement
is to leave investment decisions to professionals — not politicians.
#apsr
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Why do state officials in Texas, Florida, and other states take advantage of investment strategies they deny you? Their hypocrisy knows no bounds. Learn more at
#apsr
#retiresecurely
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A staggering 87 percent of Americans tell pollsters the country is in a
#retirement
crisis that they and their fellow citizens are not prepared to face.
#retirementcrisis
#apsr
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Missouri legislature is considering legislation that would prohibit investments inconsistent with a fiduciary’s responsibility to the investor. Keep politics out of investment decisions.
@MOHouseGOP
@MOLegDems
Learn more at
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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Denying the retirement crisis gets in the way of solving the problem,
@tghilarducci
and other experts write in
@thehill
#apsr
#pensionsoverpolitics
#retiresecurely
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State officials in Texas, Florida, and other states have invested in funds, while denying you the same opportunity. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds. Learn more at
#retiresecurely
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Arizona lawmakers shouldn’t be making investment decisions, President of APSR Tim Hill
@Hillfire39
writes in the Arizona Capitol Times.
#apsr
#pensionsnotpolitics
#retirementcrisis
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The political decisions made by Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ have cost Oklahoma taxpayers $185 million, says University of Central Oklahoma study commissioned by the Oklahoma Rural.
#apsr
#retiresecurely
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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Three-fourths of Americans say the disappearance of pensions makes it harder to achieve the American Dream, says
@NIRSonline
’s Dan Doonan.
#BRNAM
#aprs
#retirementcrisis
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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Oklahoma judge temporarily stops the state from enforcing its blacklist of “woke” investment advisors in a lawsuit filed by a retiree who wants the state pension fund to concentrate on finance and not on politics.
#pensionsnotpolitics
#apsr
#retiresecurely
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#Oklahoma
’s blacklist of allegedly anti-ESG investment firms has cost taxpayers $185 million, says
@UCOBronchos
study commissioned by the
@OklahomaRural
. This is real money.
#apsr
#pensionswithoutpolitics
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