Sunday, December 23, 2018

Califonia needs more energy taxes

CalPERS Investment Returns Are in Negative Territory

The investment returns for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) are in the red so far for the 12-month fiscal year that began on July 1, as slumping returns are occurring across asset classes, says acting Chief Investment Officer Eric Baggesen.
The results for the $345.6 billion pension plan, the largest in the United States by assets, are considered a bellwether for other public plans, almost all of which work on a July 1 to June 30 fiscal year. With many plans unfunded, if the investment returns don’t reverse, the 2018-2019 fiscal year could be the worst for pubic pension plans since the great financial crisis, adding to unfunded liabilities that total almost $2 trillion.
Baggesen didn’t given exact investment returns in detailing the low investment numbers to the CalPERS Investment Committee on Dec. 17, but CalPERS data from July 1 through Nov. 30 shows that the system lost overall a 1.9% during the five-month period.
The data does not include major price drops that have hit equities particularly hard since mid-November. The S&P 500 dropped 2.8% on Monday and declined more than 5% in the last 30 days.

The Dems will declare a global warming emergency and raise taxes to cover the price of pensions.   Total losses will be close to 3%.

I often notice, the Illinois economy being destroyed and people evacuating, yet not a single kanosian offers a way out, not even worth a discussion by these so called economists.

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