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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Report: Pleasantview FPD lost $1,327,990 in investment income in 2018

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.5 percent, the Pleasantview FPD lost 4 percent on its investments in 2018, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The DOI biennial report detailing the health of each of the pension funds shows the Pleasantview FPD's had $35,252,763 in investment assets last year. It paid $93,485 in investment expenses and lost $1,327,990 in investment income.

Pension funds and retirement systems set actuarial assumptions to project returns on investments to cover obligations to pensioners. When they fall short, the difference has to be made up from other sources – primarily from taxpayers and member contributions.

Pleasantview FPD investment performance
20142015201620172018
Investment assets$30,993,414$31,297,001$33,274,580$37,101,695$35,252,763
Investment expenses$72,318$77,990$41,552$87,159$93,485
Investment income$3,376,151$1,284,870$628,522$4,037,820-$1,327,990
Net investment income to assets10.73.91.810.7-4
Actuarial assumption6.86.86.86.56.5

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