Retired Educators Win Big in SBMA Ruling
California’s longest-retired educators depend on quarterly inflation protection payments that are largely funded by the Supplemental Benefit Maintenance Account....
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Uncertain Health Coverage Spells an Uncertain Retirement
Over the course of more than two decades as an educator, activist, and board member, I have seen the state of teachers’ health care benefits erode....
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Legislation Affects Retirees
Consistent with our mission, CalSTRS advocates in the legislative arena to ensure continued security for the state’s retired educators....
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New Process Will Reduce CalSTRS Costs
Effective April 1, 2008, we will begin to handle small retroactive benefit adjustments differently than we have in the past. CalSTRS will no longer pay or collect adjustment amounts at or under $10....
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Portfolio Value Doubles in Five Years
Seventy-five cents of every CalSTRS benefit dollar comes from investment earnings. So when our investment portfolio has a strong year, that’s good news for the Teachers’ Retirement Fund....
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TRB Approves Campaign Contribution Limits
The Teachers’ Retirement Board has fiduciary responsibility for the considerable assets of the Teachers’ Retirement Fund — the second-largest public pension fund in the country....
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CalSTRS Funding Gap Narrows
There’s good news about the CalSTRS funding gap. It’s narrowing, thanks in part to unprecedented investment returns in 2006-07. We are currently funded at 87 percent as of June 30, 2006.....
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Governor’s Commission to Submit Final Report
As we go to press, we’re awaiting the final report from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission. The commission should issue its report before you receive this newsletter.....
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Save Time and Get Results with myCalSTRS
Want to view information about your account, update your CalSTRS contact information, and ask benefit questions anytime day or night? myCalSTRS, our secure online member Web site, is here for you.....
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Vote Your Proxy
Whether you are an individual investor with a handful of shares or an institutional investor with millions at stake, voting your proxy is a powerful tool you can use to influence corporate governance and social and environmental policies at the companies in your portfolio.....
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Ask CalSTRS
Where can I get answers to questions about my Form 1099-R? Answers to frequently asked questions about CalSTRS Form 1099-Rs are on our Web site.....
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