Pension Warriors by Edward Siedle
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CalPERS Alerts State Pensions About “Pension Fight Club” Documentary
Public pension conference promoter, NCPERS, passes CalPERS’s warning onto other state pensions whose participants, policymakers and stakeholders are…
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August 2026
CalPERS Secondary Sales Lack Transparency, Inflated Valuation Concerns
CalPERS secondary sales of private equity interests have profoundly lacked transparency; public rightly concerned that values of certain remaining…
Aug 13
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How Can Americans Retire With Only $955 In 401k Savings?
The typical retirement savings for all working Americans ages 21–64—including those with no retirement savings whatsoever—is just $955. 401ks have…
Aug 10
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CalPERS “Endangered” Funding Status
Under ERISA, CalPERS—at 79 percent funded—would be considered "Endangered" and required to implement a formal improvement plan aimed at increasing its…
Aug 6
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Prediction Markets Betting on State Pension Financials Could Bring Continuous Public Scrutiny, Combating Fraud
If it were possible to bet in the prediction markets that state pension fees were vastly underreported and investment returns overstated, public…
Aug 3
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July 2026
"Parents of Murdered Children" Support Survivor Victims
Murder involves far more than death.
Jul 30
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Foul ball: These aging ex-MLB stars say the league is turning its back on them
Those who retired before 1992 don’t receive the same retirement benefits as modern players. And some say they found errors in how their pensions are…
Jul 29
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CalPERS Loses Billions Through ESG Investing
CalPERS ESG is deeply flawed in focusing upon external popular environment and social issues. Ironically, the only governance “ills” the pension is…
Jul 22
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"Frosted" By CalPERS: Request For Key Investment Records Denied
CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost assured Wall Street--before anyone asked-- the public would never see key private investment documents. She kept her word to…
Jul 16
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CalPERS Pays Billions To Wall Street For Doing Nothing
Fees on committed, uninvested capital amount to paying managers for doing nothing—no service whatsoever is provided in exchange for the lavish fee.
Jul 13
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Why Is CalPERS Gambling On Cryptocurrency?
What problem does crypto solve for CalPERS that cheaper, liquid assets do not?
Jul 8
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State Pension Corruption Is Far More Costly Than You Ever Imagined
Corrupt payments to politicians to influence public pension investment decisions result in higher fees paid to Wall Street and underperformance…
Jul 6
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