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...

LACERS Reports Investment Results

hile I regularly report on investment returns for LACERS, I always caution everyone not to be too tied up in the details of the ups and downs of market cycles...

Open Enrollment Offers New Anthem Medical Supplement Plan

Yes, it is that time of year again! Open enrollment is here. This is the time to make changes to your health or dental plan or add an eligible dependent...

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!..

Choosing a LACERS Candidate to Vote For

In my June 2023 article, I laid out my rationale why members should vote in elections for our active (still working) and Retired LACERS board representatives...