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Author: Betsy Butler

Finance 

Connecting members to the future

July 6, 2022August 3, 2022 Betsy Butler 1 Comment

Annual report presents comprehensive look at OPERS By Betsy Butler, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System July 6, 2022 – Any

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Pensions 

OPERS works with ratings agencies

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Betsy Butler 2 Comments S&P

Annual communication related to employers increases transparency By Betsy Butler, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Nov. 10, 2021 – Bond

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Benefits Pensions 

How a breakup could affect benefits

August 4, 2021August 3, 2021 Betsy Butler 16 Comments divorce, Ohio PERS, OPERS

Rising trend of ‘grey divorce’ may have implications for members By Betsy Butler, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Aug. 4,

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OPERS 

Notes from OPERS’ history

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Betsy Butler 7 Comments Ohio PERS, OPERS

Now in its 86th year, retirement system keeps focus on retirement By Betsy Butler, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System July

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Health Care 

Tips on how we can age better

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Betsy Butler 1 Comment aging, Ohio PERS, OPERS, Successful Aging

Author says staying active, having a purpose add life to later years By Betsy Butler, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

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Research 

Member-to-retiree ratio keeps declining

January 30, 2020January 29, 2020 Betsy Butler 23 Comments member to retiree ratio, Ohio PERS, OPERS

Important pension metric is moving the wrong way for various reasons

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Pensions 

OPERS studying the needs of younger workers

July 25, 2019August 6, 2019 Betsy Butler 3 Comments millennials, Ohio PERS, OPERS, retirement

Millennials make up nearly one-third of our active membership

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Pensions 

A look at the history of U.S. pensions

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Betsy Butler 4 Comments Fourth of July, Ohio PERS, OPERS, pension history

Like the founding of our country, they date to the Revolutionary War

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Pensions Research 

Retirement conference stresses saving early

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Betsy Butler 1 Comment NIRS, Ohio PERS, OPERS, retirement saving

Author recommends universal savings accounts to build up nest eggs

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Research 

Happiness is a choice we make

April 3, 2019 Betsy Butler 3 Comments Happiness is a Choice You Make, Ohio PERS, OPERS, Research

Author’s interviews with the “oldest old” reveal wisdom of aging

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