Retirees and investors deserve more choices, higher returns, better solutions, and a greater say in their retirement investments. And less politics. Learn more at buff.ly/3StwFj6. #apsr #retiresecurely
Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement
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Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement
@APSRetirement
The goal of the Alliance is to represent those investing for their retirement and to advance constructive solutions to address the American retirement crisis.
Joined December 2023
- Indiana pension board member, Chris Johnson, before the vote to dismiss @BlackRock from managing state pension investments because of political concerns: “It seems like the law is not allowing INPRS to live up to the spirit of its fiduciary responsibility.” #apsr
- “Oklahoma’s retirees deserve pensions that are managed soundly, with investments based on finance, on safety, and with an eye on generating the highest possible returns,” writes Oklahoma firefighter Michael Tennyson in @JournalRecord. buff.ly/4cXm4nf #aprs
- “Lawmakers need to leave #investment decisions in the hands of #fiduciaries and #investment professionals,” writes Houston City Controller @CGHollins in @HoustonChron. He says anti-ESG laws are bad for pensioners and for taxpayers. buff.ly/3Y8gyuc #apsr
- @APSRetirement President Tim Hill was in Charlotte last weekend speaking to leaders of @GLFOP about keeping #pension investments free of politics for police and first responders everywhere. buff.ly/47eZvcF #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
- The “anti-ESG crusade is making it harder for Texas cities and towns to efficiently maintain our #infrastructure — meaning that ultimately, [lawmakers are] saddling their own #constituents with higher #tax bills,” Houston City Controller @CGHollins writes in @HoustonChron.
- “Ill-advised and #unconstitutional ideological crusades by conservative state legislators are infringing on the rights of American businesses and endangering America's future,” @jeffraikes writes in @Forbes. buff.ly/3NeIMgA #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
- Registered voters’ top retirement concerns cited in a recent @BlackRock survey: not having enough resources to cover long-term #expenses, not being able to maintain their standard of living throughout #retirement, and concern over lack of savings. buff.ly/47u6Bds #apsr
- Another state backs out of their ESG fight against #investment #professionals and banks. buff.ly/4eRP69u #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
- The @theASBN sued #Texas, saying its anti-ESG law violates members' free speech rights by banning the state from doing business with firms the state sees as #boycotting the oil and gas industry, @Reuters reports. buff.ly/4cXsnHB #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
- “#Retirement can be scary and overwhelming. It’s certainly hard enough without introducing #political motivations for which #investment managers our retirement systems can and cannot use – especially if that means being forced to accept reduced returns and/or increased costs,”
- The average 55-year-old American has less than $50,000 in savings and is nearly twice as likely as older #retirees to rely on DIY employer-sponsored plans like 401(k)s to fund their #retirement. buff.ly/3Xd2mxY #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely
- Texas state laws intended to protect gunmakers and the oil and gas industry, as well as satisfy the Christian #nationalist agenda, are slowing growth and investment, @cltomlinson writes. buff.ly/4eTGwYG #aprs #pensionsnotpolitics
- A @BlackRock survey found that nationally, 78% of registered #voters worry they won’t have enough money to cover long-term care through #retirement; in Texas, it’s 74%. buff.ly/4dfwTBv #apsr #pensionsnotpolitics #retiresecurely