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The August 2025 GRS Perspectives article “The Long-Term Cost of Short-Term Thinking: Why Prefunding OPEB Liabilities Matters” offers governmental plan sponsors with a framework to assess financing options for their OPEB programs. The article, authored by Blake Orth and Shana Neeson, compares two approaches, Pay-As-You-Go and pre-funding through a dedicated trust, along with the respective advantages and drawbacks of each. Read more: https://lnkd.in/giV6gH9N   

In celebration of Labor Day, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company has donated to Goodwill Industries International. We wish you a safe and happy holiday. To learn more about Goodwill and their programs visit: https://www.goodwill.org/

GRS is a proud sponsor of the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) Annual Golf Classic. The NASP supports opportunity, access, and talent development for professionals from underrepresented communities within financial services. GRS associates pictured (left to right), Rich Koch, James Sparks, Kurt Dosson, and Bryan Langer.

This CCA retirement series webinar is a tour through recent litigation about topics affecting pension plans and potential future areas of concern including, but not limited to, actuarial equivalence and Pension Risk Transfer issues. Speakers: - Judith Kermans | Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company - S. Fahad Saghir | Alston & Bird - Aaron Castle | VanOverbeke, Michaud & Timmony, P.C. (VMT Law) - Emily Kile-Maxwell | Faegre Drinker Register here: https://lnkd.in/gbGGvZ3g #continuingeducation #cpdcredit #enrolledactuaries #enrolledcactuary

In celebration of July 4th, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company (GRS) has donated to the Museum of the American Revolution. To learn more about the museum's programs visit: https://lnkd.in/gSmHiZt We wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday.

James Rizzo will participate on a Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) speaker panel for the topic " Three Sides of the Same Coin: Pension and OPEB Reporting from Accounting, Audit, and Actuarial Perspectives."

In honor of Juneteenth, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company has donated to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. To celebrate, you can learn more about the museum's mission and the many ways you can support its programs. https://nmaahc.si.edu/

Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company (GRS) consultants Piotr Krekora and James Rizzo will serve on a speaker panel at the Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FL GFOA) Annual Conference for the session “Overview of Pensions and Investments for the Finance Director.” GRS’s speakers will discuss plan liabilities, return assumptions, and asset-liability modeling.

GRS Consultants, Piotr Krekora and James Rizzo will present the topic "Sustainable Funding Practices for Defined Benefit Pension and OPEB Plans" at the June 9, 2025 training meeting.

Kristopher Seets will serve as a panel session moderator at the Pennsylvania Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (PAPERS) Spring Forum for the topic “Current Trends in Pension Assumptions: Insights from the Experts.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gf8kukJz