Workers, retirees among those urging NJ pension to look beyond the bottom line

By: John Reitmeyer, Budget/Finance Writer

Outlets: NJ Spotlight

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 1,113

Last Updated: 13 hours, 4 minutes ago

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Winning investments are lifting the value of the pension fund for hundreds of thousands of New Jersey public workers, but not everyone is happy with exactly how fund managers are generating strong returns.

Among the loudest critics of some individual investments are state employees and retirees whose own financial security rests heavily on the long-term fiscal health of the pension fund, now nearly $86 billion.

Many have flagged the pension system’s stake in Palantir Technologies …

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