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Report: Lagrange Firefighters Pension Fund lost $65,835 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Lagrange Firefighters Pension Fund lost 1.18 percent on its investments in 2016, 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 Lagrange Firefighters Pension Fund's had $10,052,495 in investment assets last year. It paid $52,484 in investment expenses and lost $65,835 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.

Lagrange Firefighters Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$8,938,701$9,302,177$9,806,929$10,297,892$10,052,495
Investment expenses$28,206$33,047$49,632$59,307$52,484
Investment income$101,356$711,092$925,172$731,099-$65,835
Net investment income to assets0.82%7.29%8.93%6.52%-1.18%
Actuarial assumption6.50%6.50%6.50%6.75%6.75%

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