Martin Olvera was not just a teacher in the next classroom, he was a friend and colleague that had an huge impact on my teaching career, but especially my students. I heard of his shocking and sudden death just a week ago and wrote this piece to remember what he did, not just …
Hi LAUSD Colleagues. Welcome back to my blog. Exciting News! Below is my open letter to my colleagues on the Retirement Investment Advisory Committee (RIAC). But before I get to my letter, I want to introduce why I wrote the letter. I am so excited because our advisory committee (Retirement Investment Advisory Committee, RIAC) …
Open Letter to LAUSD’s 457(b) Advisory Committee: “A Modest Proposal” Read More »
Happy End of the First Quarter of 2023 Everybody! We all should be a least a little positive about the market performance in the first quarter, 2023. Yeah I know we are not out of the scary patch just yet. What can I say? The markets have struggled up and down for the past quarter …
First Quarter 2023 Report of Steve’s Retirement Portfolio Read More »
Please help LAUSD improve the 403(b) with Vanguard Group! Call or email the Office of Chief Financial Officer, David Hart. Phone: 213-241-7888 Email: cfo-info@lausd.net Simply write or call and tell whoever answers the phone that you want the CFO to add Vanguard on the 403(b). You don’t have to identify yourself. Here is the …
LAUSD Retirement Investment Advisory Committee (RAIC) Below is a letter to the subcommittee of RAIC. This committee is charged with advising the chief financial officer or any changes that need to be made with LAUSD 457(b) retirement plan. This plan won a Plan Design award in 2014, but every five or six years, this …
Los Angeles Unified 457(b) Advisory Committee Training Suggestions Read More »
April 19th, 2021 Honorable Jackie Goldberg, Board of Education Los Angeles Unified School District 333 South Beaudry Ave 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Dear Ms. Goldberg: Did you know April is financial literacy month? This letter is about another progressive suggestion, pass a financial literacy resolution. With so much at stake, we must prepare …
Financial Literacy Instruction? Open Letter to Los Angeles Board of Education Read More »