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KPERS Chief Investment Officer Bruce Fink told the committee the system beat the 7% actuarial assumption with a fiscal-year total return of 14.2% but trailed its policy benchmark; the board is pursuing an asset-liability study and has phased interim targets after the 2024 alternatives cap increase.

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The article addresses widespread investor anxiety about a potential stock market decline, emphasizing that a well-structured investment plan should account for market fluctuations. Author Anita Bruinsma, a certified financial planner, argues that panic-driven adjustments to portfolios can be detrimental. She explains that asset allocation—determining the mix of stocks, bonds, and cash—should align with an investor's time horizon and financial needs. For long-term investors, particularly retirees with a 20-year or more retirement horizon, a higher allocation to equities may be appropriate, contrary to traditional advice. A 2023 academic study cited in the article found that all-stock portfolios outperformed mixed stock-bond portfolios across multiple metrics. Bruinsma advises retirees to hold cash equivalents for immediate needs (two to three years) and leave stocks to recover from downturns, noting that markets typically rebound within two and a half years. The article stresses that asset allocation should only be adjusted for significant life changes, not market fears. It concludes that staying the course with a disciplined investment strategy is preferable to reacting emotionally to short-term market volatility.

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An independent consultant told the ORSC that Ohio pension funds are diversified, experienced incremental asset-allocation changes, and that several funds outpaced their actuarial assumed returns; he urged oversight attention to risk types beyond volatility.

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