072023 weekly update

To which retirement system do I belong?

July 7, 2023,
July 7, 2023: Weekly Update By Mass Retirees CEO Shawn Duhamel As we have been reporting the recent news regarding ...Read More - To which retirement system do I belong?
Cola

Breaking News Update: COLA

June 29, 2023,
June 30, 2023: We had planned to take a brief hiatus from our weekly updates, but there is some very ...Read More - Breaking News Update: COLA
Investments1

Pension Fund Rebound Continued In First Quarter

May 2, 2023,
After a prolonged market selloff in 2022, the nearly $95 billion state pension fund has recorded back-to-back quarterly ...Read More - Pension Fund Rebound Continued In First Quarter
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COLA amendment 808

April 21, 2023, ,
April 21, 2023: As we reported last week, your Association has filed one amendment to the FY24 State Budget proposal ...Read More - COLA amendment 808
Social security

Fixing Social Security involves hard choices

April 8, 2023,
APRIL 8, 2023: CNN  — There’s a reason why politicians have long shied away from addressing Social Security ...Read More - Fixing Social Security involves hard choices
The City of Lynn has Lost a Legend

The City of Lynn has Lost a Legend

April 7, 2023,
BUZZY ALWAYS HAD THE TIME TO GIVEAPRIL 7, 2023: It was hard not to be struck by the irony of ...Read More - The City of Lynn has Lost a Legend
Cola

COLA News

April 7, 2023,
Positive Developments Continue StatewideWhen it comes to the local COLA (Cost-of-Living-Adjustment), there has been a tremendous amount ...Read More - COLA News
GIC Open Enrollment & Annual PAC Drive Begins

GIC Open Enrollment & Annual PAC Drive Begins

March 31, 2023,
March 31, 2023: It is very hard to believe that today is the end of March. For what is normally ...Read More - GIC Open Enrollment & Annual PAC Drive Begins
Governor Healey Files First Budget Proposal

Governor Healey Files First Budget Proposal

March 1, 2023,
Expands Pension Funding & Proposes 3% COLAWEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023: Governor Maura Healey has filed her first state budget ...Read More - Governor Healey Files First Budget Proposal
Social security1

How Not to Panic About Social Security

March 1, 2023,
“The days of our years are threescore and ten,” says Psalm 90 in the King James Bible. So right now ...Read More - How Not to Panic About Social Security