Lifes Moments: Retirements Listing February 2024
Here’s a listing of all those who retired from the City this month...
Lifes Moments: In Memoriam March 2024
Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the following current and retired City employees who have passed away...
Vas Singh is Retirees on the Move
Meet Vas Singh. Vas started with the City of Los Angeles in 2003 as an Administrative Clerk working in Public Works/Sanitation...
WHAT'S NEW
The Meaning of Morning
After a quiet start to 2024, I find myself in a state of urgency. “Just do it,” the motto coined by Nike propels me most days to work towards the goals I’ve set for myself...
LACERS Active vs. Passive Investing, Pt. 2
NEPC, LACERS’ investment consultant, just reported to the LACERS board on the current trends for active versus passive investments...
RLACEI urges support for COLA and IRMAA reimbursement but to no avail by the EERC.
RLACEI Board President Ruth Perry; and Directors Lucy Artinian, Nancy Hammoudian and Leonard Torres attended the City Council’s EERC meeting Feb. 2 to appeal and provide public comments in support of the 2.6 percent discretionary COLA...
Money, Time and Energy: Holiday Reflections and Review
We of a certain age have had a wide range of experiences during the holiday season. These experiences usually involve weeks of preparation such as decorating your home, shopping for and...
Meet Your Board: Leonard Torres
The RLACEI Board is pleased to announce the nomination of Joe Quan to serve on the Board as Technology Director...
RLACEI: 2023 in Review
The RLACEI annual holiday party brought more than 230 Retirees together at the Friendship Auditorium on Dec. 14...
Why LACERS Uses Passive, Active Investing
LACERS uses careful asset allocation by buying different types of investments with the aim to not be fully invested in investments that move up and down in lockstep...
Holiday Party Spreads Festive Cheer!
The RLACEI annual holiday party brought more than 230 Retirees together at the Friendship Auditorium on Dec. 14...
RLACEI: Farewell and Thank You
The RLACEI Board of Directors sends its best wishes and a fond farewell to Board Director Tom Moutes, who served on the board for three years...
LACERS Reports on Its Funding Levels
LACERS gets a yearly report from our actuary to measure our progress in funding our retirement plan and health benefits...
Carrie’s Corner: Catching up with RLACEI’s 101-year-old member.
Carrie A. Gabriel began working for the City in 1946 and retired in 1978. She celebrated her 100th birthday in 2022...
Get Happy Now
Retirement is a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor. However, it can also be a time of anxiety and stress. For some people...
LACERS Works to Provide Great Healthcare Benefits
The provision of Retiree healthcare benefits can look quite simple to us retirees. We receive our Open Enrollment materials, determine what our subsidies cover, and make our selections...
Long-Term Investing Is LACERS’ Best Strategy
One of the most important tasks the LACERS board performs is to review its asset allocation to the various investments that provide most of the funding for the pension plan. The plan is supported by...
RLACEI at LACERS Open Enrollment
In November, LACERS held three in-person open enrollment meetings in Alhambra, Ontario and Van Nuys. The meetings were open to all LACERS members and featured...
RLACEI Board Presents to Council, Advocates for Members
On Friday, Sept. 29, the RLACEI Board made public comments before the Los Angeles City Council at its meeting,, requesting that the Council agendize the recommendation from LACERS for an additional 2.6 percent Discretionary COLA...
Bea Smalls is Retirees on the Move
Beatrice Smalls, whom everybody affectionately calls “Bea,” began working for the City of Los Angeles as a Messenger Clerk for Recreation and Parks in 1967...
Resources for Club Retirees or Those About to Retire
Have you been thinking about signing up for the Club’s Long Term Care Plan? If you have, now is the time to apply!..
IRMAA Reimbursements: Get Involved!
In September, I wrote about Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAAs) – the nasty surprise you receive when you reach age 65 and find out you must pay more for your healthcare each month than you did the day before...