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Column: In a major rebuke to Exxon Mobil, CalPERS will vote against its entire board
Headline: Column: In a major rebuke to Exxon Mobil, CalPERS will vote against its entire board
Publication: Los Angeles Times
Article Date: May 20, 2024
Exxon Mobil opted to continue its lawsuit against two activist investor groups. CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the nation, announced Monday that it will vote against all 12 Exxon Mobil board members, including CEO Darren Woods, at the May 29 annual meeting. CalPERS says it’s acting because it judges the company’s campaign against the two investor groups to be “designed to punish” investors who “dared to speak truth to power.” Read More…
The 2024 COLA is Coming: Here’s the Scoop
Headline: The 2024 COLA is Coming: Here’s the Scoop
Publication: CalPERS
Article Date: March 22, 2024
This May, all CalPERS retirees who retired in 2022 or before will receive a bump in their retirement check through a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA takes effect the second calendar year after retirement to help retirement benefits keep up with the rate of inflation. Read More…
Initiative Launched to Teach 1 Million San Diegans Hands-Only CPR
Headline: Initiative Launched to Teach 1 Million San Diegans Hands-Only CPR
Publication: County News Center
Article Date: February 26, 2024
The County of San Diego is partnering with UC San Diego to launch Revive & Survive San Diego, a new initiative created to train 1 million San Diegans on how to perform hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for people in cardiac arrest. Read More…
A rude awakening: Lack of financial literacy hurts the young. What about older people?
Headline: A rude awakening: Lack of financial literacy hurts the young. What about older people?
Publication: MarketWatch
Article Date: January 20, 2024
Older folks may benefit from courses that teach them how to spot scams, fund their retirement and pay down debt. Read More…
Medicare Is Overpaying for Generic Drugs, UC San Diego Research Finds
Headline: Medicare Is Overpaying for Generic Drugs, UC San Diego Research Finds
Publication: Times of San Diego
Article Date: December 4, 2023
Researchers at UC San Diego and other institutions found that private health insurers that sponsor Medicare Part D are artificially inflating the costs of certain generic drugs by overpaying pharmacies. Read More…