Lifes Moments: Retirements September 2024
Here’s a listing of all those who retired from the City this month...
Lifes Moments: In Memoriam September 2024
Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the following current and retired City employees who have passed away...
Stay Connected With Alive! and the Club: Join Today!
We are urged to start planning for retirement almost from the time we begin work...
WHAT'S NEW
When We Plan to Retire
We can all agree that finance is essential to retirement planning and that there are many resources available to us...
LACERS Reports on Private Equity Returns
Now is the time to look again at our Private Equity program since it is a vital part of our investment portfolio at LACERS....
Right Relationships
It’s been said that the two most important days of life are the day we’re born, and the day we discover why...
LACERS Reports on Investment Returns
LACERS recently reported positive investment returns for the quarter ending March 31, 2024, and strong returns for the one-year period...
Retirees on the Move: Meet Esther and Elliott Porter
Meet Esther and Elliott Porter. Both are City of Los Angeles Retirees...
Cyber Security: Why Do We Need It?
As the chair of the LACERS Ad Hoc Cyber Security Committee, I have been involved with this issue since the committee was first formed. Every day we see news reports about another institution that has been victimized by cyberattacks...
Right Relationships
Most of us have heard the saying, “Birds of a feather, fly together.” There is another saying that goes, “If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl...
Retirees on the Move: Meet Leslie Smith
Meet Leslie Smith, a Retiree on the Move. Leslie began her City career in 1989 as a Police Service Representative (PSR) with LAPD and retired in 2019...
Spring Fling Fun!
On May 16, RLACEI members and friends gathered at Whittier Narrows Recreation Park for an enjoyable time...
LACERS to Receive Crypto Training
LACERS’ investment consultant, NEPC, recently reported to the Board on the quarterly performance of the plan...
Retirees on the Move
As a City of Los Angeles Retiree, you’ve completed your first assignment – the working years – and now it’s time for the fun part.
Mental and Physical Health
As my grandson says, I was born in the 1900s. Back then, my only knowledge of mental healthcare applied to people who were institutionalized at the Eastern State Hospital, near where I grew up...
Are You Truly Connected?
According to an 85-year study at Harvard University, the number one key to a long, healthy and happy life is social fitness: positive relationships with other people...
LACERS Returns 11.5% For Calendar Year
LACERS’ investment consultant, NEPC, recently reported to the Board on the quarterly performance of the plan...
Thomas Boyd is a Retiree on the Move
Meet Thomas Boyd, a Retiree on the Move. Tom began his City career in 2003 and Retired after 16 years in 2019...
Happy Leap Year
To celebrate the extra day we’re given every four years, here’s what I call The Mental and Physical Fab Four, along with a bit of info on how they play into our daily life...
Marlene Brown is a Retiree on the Move
Marlene retired in August 2016 after 35 years of City service...
LACERS Sets 2024 COLA at 3 Percent
The LACERS Board of Administration has set the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) at three percent for Tier 1 members effective July 1. The COLA is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all...
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...
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...
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